Being Blameless and Upright
The word blameless is used more in the book of Job than any in other book of the Bible. In the first three instances, we find Job, the great man of patience, being described by God as a man who was "blameless and upright" (Job 1:1,8; 2:3). The King James Version of these scriptures render the phrase as "perfect and upright" and it's important to note that the scriptures weren't arguing that Job was a truly perfect man who was without sin. Job, like all of us, was a man who made mistakes but also saw the importance of serving God and remaining faithful to Him.
To be "perfect" or "blameless" is to be complete. God has always made it so that His children, through a reliance on Him, can achieve this completeness. Paul told Timothy that one of the greatest aspects of God's word is that it is able to make a man completely ready to serve God (II Timothy 3:16-17). Job was such a blameless and complete man that God singled him out to Satan, pointing out that above all other people, Job excelled in being a truly perfect character worthy of our emulation.
Equally important as being blameless is being "upright." This is the idea of being "straight" or perhaps more accurately, "ethically straight." Some modern versions of the Bible say that Job, "Stayed away from evil." Indeed he did.
In fact, as God continued to call Job an upright man, we see Job, even in spite of a lot of terrible things going on in his life, remaining faithful and perfectly "straight," unwilling to bend and give up on his service to God.
If at the close of our lives we are laid in the ground and our tombstone could be etched with the words "Blameless and Upright," it would have been a good life. Faithful service to God can be tough -- all we have to do is take a look at what Job went through! Yet, our diligent, faithful service will pay off by allowing others to see Jesus Christ as a part of our lives. Let us dedicate ourselves to a life of blamelessness and being upright in His service, ever seeking to spend eternity with Him.