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Adar 29

By Example

“Practice what you have learned and received and heard and seen IN ME, and model YOUR way of living on it …” (Phi 4:9 Amp, emphasis mine)

As we can see from our opening verse, the concept of having a role model is a biblical principle, someone who is an ‘example’ that we can pattern our lives after.  Actions have always spoken louder than words.  Many a time it is the consistency of a person’s life, and lifestyle, that has won that one person over to the camp of our Elohim, him (or her) whom otherwise would not have even been interested.

Daniel was such a role model.  The Bible speaks of Daniel having “an excellent spirit” (Daniel 5:12,14; 6:3), and that “no fault could be found in him” (Daniel 6:4).  He is only one of many examples that can be taken from the Scriptures to pattern our lives after.  The faith chapter, found in Hebrews 11, is a role call of those that have gone before us, leaving us their examples to follow.

However, there are others still alive today that are worthy to be called role models.  Look carefully at those that have been walking faithfully with YHWH our Elohim for an extended period of time and inspect the fruit that is visible in their lives.  We can learn much from examples that are still before us if we would just watch, and listen … and then “practice what we have … received”.  It is then “the God of peace (of untroubled, undisturbed well-being) will be with you.” (Phi 4:9 Amp).

“For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, for we were not disorderly among you, nor did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but worked with labour and toil night and day, in order not to burden any of you, not because we do not have authority, but to make ourselves an example, for you to imitate us.”  (2The 3:7-9 ISR, emphasis mine)

“Example is a lesson that all men can read.”

Gilbert West

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