A Cloak of Perfection

Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. 1 Corinthians 15:50

For a moment today let us imagine we are a party in that old role playing game. One character, Morty, just happens to have acquired in his dungeon travels a Cloak of Perfection. Our party encounters an overwhelming force of baddies in our adventure today and doom is certain, except for ol' Morty.

"Morty!" the leader yells, "put on your Cloak of Perfection!"

Morty does as commanded and with perfect form and perfect execution slays the entire force of evil baddies all by himself. Morty begins to turn...

"Stop!" the wise old magi exclaims, "take off that cloak before you see us Morty!"

Why would this magi do that? Well, the magi explains to the party, if Morty wearing his Cloak of Perfection looks at his party, he is not going to see perfection. He might even see just another party of evil baddies, and what do you suppose perfect Morty might do to that party?

During this time of waiting on our Lord to return, while many have yet the same chance we did to choose to believe in Jesus, we are being reborn from the inside out by our Lord's Holy Spirit. Putting on a cloak of perfection over our imperfection, or as Paul calls it, corruption, would leave a hidden problem of epic proportions.

Let us with patience and love wait on the Lord.

Bucky