GOD’S PERFECTION IN OUR IMPERFECTION 2
JUNE 25, 2026
TEXT: “Leah was tender-eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well-favoured. And Jacob loved Rachel, and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.” (Genesis 29:17–18)
Yesterday, we examined, through the life of Leah, the sovereign power of God to manifest Himself through the most unlikely of humans. We were able to portray how God can surprise and shock us by demonstrating His goodness, having no regard for normal earthly standards.
God is unchangeable. He doesn’t bend His standards to please anyone, no matter how highly placed.
Today, we shall wrap up the topic by discussing the lives of different biblical characters who had imperfections but still enjoyed supernatural grace from the God of all possibilities.
- Rahab: In any discussion of the lineage and ancestry of Christ, no one would have envisaged that a “retired” harlot would be in the picture at all. She might have been condemned by those around her as someone who would never amount to anything. She shielded the spies sent by Joshua and got a place in the lineage that led to Jesus Christ. (Joshua 6)
- Prophet Amos: This man was merely a cattle rearer and a dresser of sycamore trees (Amos 1). God took him from following after the sheep and handed over to him a mantle of leadership. Amos turned out to be one of the most vocal and assertive prophets in the days of Amaziah the priest and Jeroboam II, the king of Israel.
- Peter: Peter had many imperfections in his life. Firstly, he was rash. He acted impulsively without giving a second thought to whatever he wanted to do or say. Secondly, he was spiritually weak despite his numerous boasts. He eventually denied his Master three times during the trial before Caiaphas, the High Priest. Despite all these, God still used him for His glory, and his influence in the early church was absolutely impressive. Today, you can’t mention three apostles of Christ without including Peter.
- Mark: During his formative years, Mark was not really committed to the gospel of Christ. Despite following Paul and Barnabas on the first missionary journey, he abandoned them at Pamphylia. This act showed a lack of commitment. However, despite this seeming imperfection, God still worked wonders through his life, and he became a loyal servant of God to the point that Paul, who had earlier rejected him by replacing him with Silas, later wrote to Timothy and instructed that Mark be sent to him because he found him profitable to his ministry. The same Mark who was once rejected because of his imperfection became profitable in ministry. This shows that God is capable of turning anyone’s life around positively for His glory.
- Gideon: This man was not from a perfect background, both in terms of his origin and his personal disposition. He was timid, fearful, and doubted God on several occasions, as seen in the cases of the dew and the fleece. In addition, he came from an idolatrous background, as his father was a priest of Baal in Israel. As God would have it, great exploits were performed through Gideon’s imperfection, and he ultimately rescued Israel from the Midianites.
SEARCHLIGHT: God is interested in the seemingly imperfect in order to entrench His power and sovereignty as the Almighty God. He does not seek perfect vessels but ready ones.
PRAYER: O God, help my imperfections, in Jesus’ mighty name.
BIBLE READING: Job 36–38, 1 John 2
PASTOR MICHAEL OMOLE
