“Behold, I am setting a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel; I will never again pass by them” (Amos 7:8b).

I do not know if my human perfectionism is a blessing or a curse, but I do know this — God’s holy perfectionism leads to our salvation. He has treasured His creation since the very beginning, to the point of sending His Son to die for us on the cross. 

Treasured to Perfection is a devotion on our relationship to God by Allison Maschhoff, St Louis, Missouri, originally published by Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, 2023.

This devotion is also available as a free downloadable PDF at https://www.lwml.org/posts/devotion/treasured-to-perfection