Worthy Brief - July 23, 2026
Worthy Brief - July 23, 2026 Called to be whole before the Father! Matthew 5:48 Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect. At first, Yeshua's (Jesus') words sound impossible. If we hear "perfect" through the modern idea of flawless performance — never mistaken, never struggling, never falling short — we misunderstand Him entirely. The Kingdom does not produce anxious perfectionists. It creates sons and daughters who become whole before the Father. The word translated "perfect" carries the idea of maturity, completeness, wholeness. This statement comes immediately after Yeshua commands us to love our enemies, bless those who curse us, and pray for those who persecute us. The "perfection" He describes is the completeness of love that reflects the Father — the same Father who causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and unjust. His goodness is not rationed to the deserving. He does not...