Did you know that I should be able to look at another believer who is on the same journey as I am and say to that person, “I find no fault in you.?” That is a pretty bold statement and one I am sure will not be accepted by many in the church today. Why? One reason is that our enemy, who is called “the accuser of the brethren,” does such a good job of convincing us that our own faults keep us from a right relationship with the Lord. He also highlights the shortcomings, sins and faults of others to us and that can keep us from a wholesome relationship with our brothers and sisters in Christ.

However, if we are to believe what the word of God says, over our own opinions and observations, we must realize that God finds no fault in us. Ephesians 1:4 states, “Even before He made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in His eyes.” Then in Colossians 1:20-22 (New Living Translation) Paul tells us, “And through [Christ] God reconciled everything to Himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross. This includes you who were once far away from God. You were His enemies, separated from Him by your evil thoughts and actions. Yet now has He reconciled you to Himself through the death of Christ in His physical body. As a result, He has brought you into His own presence and you are holy and blameless as you stand before Him without a single fault.”

Wow! If we would really embrace this truth for ourselves and for others, not only would we be able to boldly approach the throne of grace, but we would realize that others stand before Him in the same way. Instead, many of us are ashamed to come to Him because we live in condemnation, or we are so performance (works) oriented, that we think that through some merit of our own, we should be able to stand. A true revelation of God’s overwhelming goodness, great mercy and amazing grace would forever settle that there is absolutely nothing we can do (or not do) to merit His favor. Jesus paid the price, once and for all time, that we could stand before our Father without fault. It would also help us to keep our relationships with other right.

If we do get off track, we simply need to confess our sins, repent and continue on in our relationship with Him. If we have an issue with another brother or sister in Christ, we should immediately (Scripture says leave your gift at the altar and go and be reconciled to your brother first) deal with it then return into a place of fellowship.

God loves us unconditionally and, if we are to be like Him, we must come to the place where we love others the same way. That does not mean that there are not real issues we have to work through, but our ultimate goal should be full, complete reconciliation and restoration of the relationship. Obviously both parties have to walk in a place of humility, transparency and a willingness to work through some difficult situations.

So, I am declaring over myself and all of my readers, “I find no fault in you.”

Believe it, receive it and live it!