Tuesday – License to Practice
Focus Passage: Hebrews 5:14
Read: Psalm 37:3-6; Proverbs 4:18; 2 Peter 1:3-8
Any person aspiring to become a doctor must go through many years of study before they are licensed as a medical doctor. Even though they can write “M.D.” after their name as soon as they have the license, they have little experience and a large amount of knowledge to gain. My dad says that must be why a doctor’s profession is called practicing medicine. Then there are lawyers who work for ‘law practices’. I must admit that the same is true for almost anything we do that requires a license. We all know that a teen’s driving experience is very small when they get a drivers license, but after years behind the wheel, we adults are great drivers…sometimes! Even pilots don’t have much experience as a new private pilot, but with constant practice and use of their new skills, they can become a safe commercial pilot.
God’s Word says that we mature spiritually through constant use of solid food. The solid food of the Word and from an intimate, committed relationship with Christ, builds up our spiritual body and trains us to know how to do the good work God has called us to and to avoid evil.
1. What do you do daily to put the truths of God’s Word to use?
2. What might inspire and encourage you to make better use of the tools God provides?
3. Take steps this week to put into practice those things you’ve learned that will help you to mature.
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