Good Example

I was taught to train others to do a specific task by explaining what must be done and how, providing an example of good performance by demonstration, observing the trainee perform the task with helpful guidance, and then allowing the trainee to perform the task themselves with quality feedback. Demonstrating good performance is a key ingredient of this process.

I Thessalonians 1:6-7 says, “And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit, so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.” God has never left us alone to find the way of righteousness. He provided the ultimate example on godly living by giving us His Son. Then He empowers us to live righteously through the Holy Spirit living within us. God has also provided us with the examples of many godly believers through the ages, including the apostle Paul who wrote the above verses. We should imitate the lives of godly believers and, of course, the Lord’s life. Then we can become good examples of righteousness for others to follow.