And
I Am Certain That God, Who Began The Good Work Within You,
Will
Continue His Work Until It is Finally Finished
On
The Day When Christ Jesus Returns.
Scripture
Philippians
1
3 Every
time I think of you, I give thanks to my God.
4 Whenever I
pray, I make my requests for all of you with joy, 5 for
you have been my partners in spreading the Good News about Christ
from the time you first heard it until now.
6 And I am
certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue
his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus
returns.
Observation
You
and I are work in progress. We have not arrived. So when you pray for
me and my rough edges and I pray for you and your rough edges, we can
be sure of this, that one day we will finally be made perfect … on
the day that Christ Jesus returns.
So
in the meantime, let's continue to pray for each other!
This
passage gives me a lot of hope for the people in my life who I am
praying for, some of them I have been praying for, for a very long
time. God is at work in their lives. One day that they will turn and
begin to live for Him.
They
are a work in progress just like I am.
Application
I
will continue to pray for people that God places on my heart. I will
not give up on them.
How
about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, help me to be more concerned about a person's soul than I am
about their behavior. Remind me often that I too am a sinner just
like they are. Help me to pray for them and never give up. I pray
that those close to me will soon turn and put You first in their
lives. They are missing so much.
I
pray for my friends who are sick. Heal them, Lord. I pray for those
who are waiting for test results. Give them strength. Show them that they
can trust in You during this uncertain time in their life.
Daily
Bible Reading: Song of Solomon 5,6,7,8; Philippians 1
No comments:
Post a Comment