Practice makes perfect
If I practice my multiplication tables~
Practice makes Perfect
If I practice spelling the word "cat"~
Practice makes perfect
If I practice reading "Run Spot Run"
Practice makes perfect
but is it true about everything?
Paul tells us to
Practice~
Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice.
And then what~
And the God of peace will be with you. Philippians 4:9
Does that mean that
Practice makes perfect?
The Peace of God~
"The unruffled serenity of the infinitely-happy God,
the eternal composure of the absolutely well-contented God.” (Spurgeon)
Now that sounds
Perfect.
But what about the
Practice~
Whatever you
Whatever I
have
Learned
Received
Heard
Seen in
"me".
The "me" is Paul~
but what he is really saying
is...
Follow me as I followed Jesus.
Jesus~
The Perfect One
Who covered Paul's imperfections
with
His Perfection
so that
the God of Peace
was with him.
Not Paul's perfection
Not mine or your perfection
because there is no such thing
unless it is 2x2, CAT, or Run Spot Run~
"A powerful king sits on his throne, judging the people. Guards attend him, and commoners wait in long lines for an audience. Suddenly, the doors of the throne room burst open. Heads turn, and everyone gasps. There stand two little boys. One is clean, but one is covered in mud and crying. With brazen boldness the unsullied boy tugs the other down the red carpet toward the throne. The guards pull their swords, waiting for a nod from the king to get rid of the intrusion. But the king holds up a hand, and his face softens into a smile. The first little boy stops at the king's knee and pulls his buddy into the circle of his arm. "Dad, this is my friend. He's scared and hurt. I told him you could help." The king opens his arms to envelop both boys, not caring that mud is smeared on his royal robe. He looks into the frightened eyes of the muddy waif and says, "Any friend of my son's is welcome here. How can I help you?"**
...And the Peace of God will be with you..
Now that is
Perfect.
Practice makes perfect
when covered by the
Perfect One
So let's continue to
Put into Practice
just as Paul did~
Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Philippians 3:12
because
Practice makes perfect
**https://www.gotquestions.org/how-does-God-see-me.html