As we near the end of our week on forgiveness, today we're going to look at a more foundational aspect of forgiveness,

living without expectation of perfection.

The goal today isn't to adopt a pessimistic way of looking at the world around us, but to actually see

others the way that God does. God isn't surprised by our sin, but looks at us with eyes of hope and love.

May we gain his perspective today and the peace and joy that accompany it as we spend time in his word and his presence.

Welcome to the First 15 podcast.

Our Scream, Our scripture for today comes from Romans 3, verse 23.

Scripture says,

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

One of the most vital aspects of offering continual forgiveness is living without expectation of perfection from others.

You will never meet a perfect human.

All of us suffer from the same sinful, broken condition.

And as believers, our lives are a reflection of God's grace,

transforming what was once wholly sinful into pictures of his love.

Even in this reflection, we will never experience perfection until we pass from

this world to the next and live in perfect, uninhibited relationship with our Heavenly Father.

Psalm 103 verses 10 through 14 offers us insight into the expectations of God in regards to our sin.

May the perspective of our Heavenly Father be our model for forgiveness.

Scripture says, He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our

iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth,

so great is his steadfast love towards those who fear him, as far as the east is from the west,

so far does he remove our transgressions from us. As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear

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