...confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians1:6
We spoke yesterday about being God's workmanship (masterpieces).
Here's another bit of reality:
- The paint is still wet
- The clay is still soft
- The instrument is still being tuned
And the Master Artist is still working on us...
We are not left to struggle through life on our own. We are not stuck with a "final version" of our talents and character and left to fend for ourselves - trying to get to heaven by keeping our painting clean and our frame shiny. Instead, our talents and characters are a starting point and God is on an upgrade path with us!
We are works-in-progress, we have "L-Plates" in our rear windows. And the best way to travel when we have Learner Plates is to have our Driving Coach in the car with us...
God promises that He is at work in us. Through the powerful working of the Holy Spirit in us and our communion with Him in prayer, Bible Study and Fellowship, we are being guided along a road that brings us closer to Him and makes us more and more like Jesus!
And all of heaven is determined to get us to the destination.
So: There's good work going on in you and God is making it happen!
Look at what Paul writes later in Philippians:
"for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose." (2:13)
Thank You Lord that You are working on us!
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Theo Groeneveld theo@emmanuel.org.za
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