Completing the Good Work

UV 3299/10000 Completing the Good Work

I am convinced and confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will continue to perfect and complete it until the day of Christ Jesus ( the time of His return)

Philippians 1 v 6

The Lord has begun a good work in us who believe and He will perfect that which concerns us. If we have our beginnings in Him, our endings also will turn out good. Since it is a covenant relationship, the Lord who is faithful will guard our souls as we hold onto our faith and become more and more confident and convinced of His power that is at work in us. We need to be steadfast in our faith till His return or till we go to Him.

Our confidence, therefore, is not in our flesh or our physical strength or our mental abilities and talents but it is in the Lord. He is the One who anoints us and empowers and enables us. Next to faith, our knowledge of His love has to increase. We need to understand the extent of His love and experience the dimensions of it in our lives. His love is agape or unconditional and selfless. Over time, we should also grow into that kind of love for Him.

Thirdly, we should exercise our hope in Christ for our hope in Him is the secret of our well being and of our doing well in this life. Our hope of eternal life fills us with joy. Our hope of receiving His help with our personal struggles fill us with comfort. Our hope of His resurrection power working in us fill us with immense power and strength. We become convinced like Paul that we can do all things through Christ Jesus who strengthens us in the inner man. He ends the frustration, anxiety and needless worry that the enemy brings into our lives. He restores what we have lost in the past. We run not the rat race but a race of grace for an eternal crown that never fades or perishes. He prepares us for perfection and eternity. His grace fills the gaps in our strength, character, abilities. Yes, we are works in progress but progressing definitely in the direction the Lord want us to go and grow- in the three dimensions of faith, hope and love that transforms all the dimensions and manifestations of our lives.