The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse, but he delights in those whose ways are blameless. —Proverbs 11:20.
Blameless? We can’t make a claim to be blameless in our own achievements so how will the Lord delight in me? We are blameless because of Jesus’ perfect sacrifice. God has forgiven and cleansed us and the Holy Spirit is working to perfect us so that we can be blameless like Christ (2 Corinthians 3:18). Paul told Timothy that he had been the worst of sinners (1 Timothy 1:12-17), yet Paul was confident that he would wear a glorious crown of righteousness when Jesus comes again (2 Timothy 4:6-8). His assurance was because of God’s grace in Jesus (1 Timothy 1:15-17). We don’t know about you, but We are thankful to know that we can bring the Lord delight as our children bring us delight even though they are not fully mature or perfect in their behaviours. We pursue blamelessness because of Jesus’ sacrifice. God views us blameless because of that same sacrifice. That means our Father in heaven delights in us!