Chanel
No. 5 ... Harriet Tubman ... Félix Hernández ... the wise
men. What do they have in common? In a word: perfection.
According to mental_floss
magazine, Chanel No. 5 is the perfect scent. When a poll was taken, 10 percent
of women “insisted they met ‘Mr. Right’ while wearing the fragrance.”1
For several years, posters for Chanel No. 5 contained enormous pictures of Brad
Pitt. He must be the “Mr. Right” that so many women are seeking.
Harriet Tubman was perfect as well. She personally freed
more than 300 slaves, with a perfect record of over 19 journeys on the
Underground Railroad. She knew the terrain, respected her limits and always
acquired good intelligence for her slave-freeing operations.2 Now
she is going to be put on the $20 bill.
And Félix Hernández? This pitcher for the Seattle
Mariners pitched a perfect game on August 15, 2012. A perfect game is a
no-hitter and a shut-out, one in which no opposing player is able to reach base.
The feat has been achieved only 23 times in the history of Major League
Baseball.3
How about the wise men? According to the Gospel of
Matthew, they followed God’s guidance perfectly, handled King Herod perfectly
and brought the perfect gifts. They set a very high standard for those of us
who are looking for Jesus today.
Surprising
guidance
Matthew tells us that the wise men come from the East in
the “time of
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