British figure skaters Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson came agonisingly close to winning the first Olympic Gold medal since Torvill and Dean in 1994. Years of sacrifice, dedication and endless hours on the ice have seen them rise up the rankings, winning silvers and bronze in recent European championships. 

They started their routine flawlessly with a complex lift, but in the second element Fear wobbled. It was a tiny mistake, and the rest of the dance went without a hitch. It was beautiful to watch. But it wasn’t perfect and in that moment they knew that gold had slipped away yet again.

I’m reminded of something the Bible says in the book of James. ‘Whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it’1 We may think that we lead lives that are good enough to earn us a place in heaven, but this verse tells us that perfection is required. On that basis none of us has, or ever will, perform well enough to win the big prize. The good news is that in Jesus we find someone who has and who is willing to share his victory with us.

1James 2:10

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