After jokingly commenting to someone: “Practice makes perfect,” my thought wheels began spinning. Some adages are worth investigating, particularly when Scripture supports the sayings.
Practicing involves performing or repeatedly working at
something to learn or improve. God told Moses to tell His people to keep all
His decrees by putting them into practice (Leviticus 20:8a), and the Book of
Wisdom teaches our plans will succeed when we commit our actions to the Lord
(Proverbs 16:3).
Keeping God’s laws and committing to the Lord all that we do
places us in the position of perfection—the perfect person is complete,
flawless, and lacking nothing essential. Jesus taught, “Be ye therefore perfect,
even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect” (Matthew 5:48). He wasn’t
suggesting but telling us to practice perfection. God uses His Word to prepare
and equip His children for every good work, encouraging us, like Timothy, to
stay faithful to His truths we learn as He perfects us for His service (2
Timothy 3:14–17).
What is perfection? It is the highest degree of excellency. How
do we attain God’s excellence? Under the Holy Spirit’s leadership, Paul writes
that we are to clothe ourselves with mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience,
and forgiveness. But above all these, we are to put on love, the bond of
perfectness, and let Christ’s peace rule our hearts, always being thankful (Colossians
3:12–15). What a challenge for us as Christ’s ambassadors to do and say
everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, but we can with God’s help. And as
the saying goes, “Practice makes perfect.” 😇
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