ONE day there was a tall man\u2019s parade in the army. In the tall man\u2019s parade, you had to be a certain height to be in the parade. In this particular bunk, there were three guys who wanted to go out and be a part of the parade. One was named Chubby. He was kind of short and plump. Another was named Jim. He was sort of midsized. The tallest of these three was named Slim, and he was fairly tall.<\/p>\n
Well, the officer came in and he put a mark on the door. The three guys had to back themselves up against the door to determine whether they could be in the tall man\u2019s parade. Chubby looked at the mark and he didn\u2019t even bother to stand by the door. He knew it was too high and he would never qualify. Jim figured he would give it a try. He backed up against the door, but alas, he was too short. Slim began to laugh at Chubby. \u201cYou tub of short fatness! You just couldn\u2019t make it to the mark, could you? Sorry, Jim. You just didn\u2019t have enough genetic support, huh?\u201d Slim confidently backed himself up against the mark of the door.<\/p>\n
The officer stopped by to check Slim\u2019s height. \u201cSorry, Slim. You are one-eighth of an inch too short.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut wait a minute, what do you mean? I\u2019m taller than Chubby!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know, but you\u2019re too short for the parade.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I\u2019m taller than Jim!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re right, but you\u2019re too short for the parade.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut, I\u2019m only a fraction of an inch too short!\u201d<\/p>\n
The officer said, \u201cYou might as well be two feet too short! We can\u2019t reduce the standard even if it\u2019s by one-eighth of an inch.\u201d<\/p>\n
You may be taller than your neighbor, but you\u2019re too short for God. You may be taller than your co-worker, but you\u2019re too short for God. You may be only one-eighth of an inch too short, but since God\u2019s glory and His righteousness requires perfection, you might as well be a criminal on death row. When it comes to the standard of God, nothing short of perfection is acceptable. Your best in the face of a holy God adds up to be zero.865<\/p>\n
[God\u2019s Standard; Grace, Need for]<\/p>\n
John 14:6; Rom. 3:23; Eph. 2:8\u20139<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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