Leviticus 4:28a Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge:

In yesterday’s devotional I quoted scripture with a short list of things we should not leave undone. When reading the list, did you breath a sigh of relief because you had those items covered? That’s the funny thing about lists; they are always incomplete. Lists don’t cover everything.

When you go shopping, you make a list of things you want and leave off those things which you cannot afford. If you were to make a list of sins, would you approach the task in the same manner? Forget the list, it will always be incomplete, no matter how long you make it.

Sin is sin when you know it. That doesn’t come from knowledge or experience, it comes from conviction by the Holy Spirit. Perhaps as you read that list yesterday, you saw that it was incomplete as you added your own.

Love is much more demanding than the law. It is also more forgiving. God’s love, which He imparted in you, will ask you to do things the law doesn’t list. No list ever conceived can cover all the acts of love which God ask us to perform. We are His servants, His children, His ministers of reconciliation. His love is boundless.

Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

While this is yet another list, it does not and cannot contain all the acts of love in which the fruit of the spirit is involved. Only God can tell you what to do with that love. No list, just love.

Psalm 51:12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

Lately I have been watching shows which deal with restoring classic cars. Sometimes they are sold, sometimes just for show. The one thing that resounds over and over again is the term attention to detail. It is the tiny little things that make the cars authentic in every detail. That increases their worth.

God is in the restoration business. He is trying to restore us to His original design. We have the manual, the bible. God supplies all that is needed. We are the workmen and it is up to us to pay attention to detail. So what is hinders the restoration proves?

Imagine if you will that you presented a car to show and another car just like yours was up for judging and was identical in every detail. His has a tool kit and yours does not. While it isn’t part of the physical car, it was provided with the car when new. He wins just for that cause.

Romans 13:7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

Restoration isn’t completed merely by effort. What does it matter if you are perfected and have not rendered all the finer details of authenticity?

Ephesians 6:13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Whole armor, done all, attention to detail. Authentic.