Philippians 4:8-9 “(8)Finally,
brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right,
whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there
is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. (9)The things you have learned and received and heard
and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be
with you.” (NASB)
Hello,
When we look at this section of scripture, we tend to focus
on verse 8….and rightly so. There are many direct application items for our
minds and mindsets. But verse 9 really caught my attention. Sometimes with being
in a professional role that is focused on client learning, I think that
sometimes it becomes easy to take for granted the process of learning and the
application of things learned. But look at the progression here in this verse:
- ‘you
have learned’ – learning is the intake. First step in the process. Notice
the past tense – Paul already taught them
- ‘and
received’ – There was acknowledgement of what was taught, and agreement
that it was true
- ‘and
heard and seen’ – There was a model/example to replicate. This is less
relevant without the learning first.
- ‘practice
these things and the God of peace will be with you’ – the application is what
they are accountable to. Not only are they accountable, but as they
practice what they have learned God will be with them through the process –
their reward was an even closer relationship with God
How many things have we learned – but we haven’t practiced?
I challenge us to find a couple, think about acknowledging that truth; look at someone
else living that truth, then execute!
Have a blessed day,
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