The Verse of the Day

-July 10, 2020-

-Good morning, happy Friday,

-Our Confidence That Christ Will Complete His Work In Us-

“Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.”

(Philippians 1:6).

God began His work in us and will complete it on the day of Christ. The day of Christ refers to the Lord’s coming to take us home to heaven. Whether death comes first or the Rapture, He will finish that work in us.

God starts the work in our lives when we get saved. He has a plan for our lives to conform us to the image of Christ. For those who have gone before us, their work on earth is done. Since we don’t know exactly when the day of departure from this earth will be, it is imperative that we use each day, each opportunity to serve the Lord.

Hebrews 12:2 says, “Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Jesus is author and finisher of our faith, and He will finish what He started. We are all a good work in progress.

The Lord knows exactly what He is doing in our lives. He does not promise to spare us from pain, sorrow, tribulation, and affliction; in fact it is all part of the process along with joys, successes, and victories. He uses our experiences to make us who were are.

The process of turning a caterpillar into a butterfly is called metamorphosis. It is one of the most wonderful processes in nature. Only God can do it. For every believer there is the transformation from a sinner into a child of God. The Holy Spirit works in our lives prior to salvation to convict us of our sins and show us our need of Christ. At our conversion, He comes to indwell us and continues His work in our lives.

Each believer has a story to tell of how Christ has changed his or her life. It is our personal testimony of our transformation. Someone once said, “Christians aren’t perfect, just forgiven.” This is so true but we should never use it as an excuse for sin or bad behavior. We are a work in progress and we need to make progress, to grow, and to learn from Jesus how to live in this world for His glory.

May the Lord remind us how He has saved us and what He wants to make us into. He is the author who writes our story, and the finisher who completes it. Let us then follow Christ and let Him have His way in our lives day by day. Look at the progress we have made through the Lord as we journey to heaven.

Have a blessed day growing in Christ. He is doing a great work in us. Stay safe and healthy.

Dean