In review of Philippians 1:6 I'm reminded, “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.” (NLT).
The God who began a good work in us continues it throughout our lifetime and will finish it when we meet him face to face. God's work for us began when Christ died on the cross in our place. He work in me began when I first believed. Now the Holy Spirit lives in me, enabling me to be more like his son Christ every day. When I feel as though I'm not making any progress in my spiritual life, I can be certain of this: When God starts a project, he'll complete it. God will help me grow in grace until he has completed his work in my life. When I'm discouraged, I can remember that God won't give up on me. He promises to finish the work he has begun. So when I feel incomplete, unfinished, or distressed by my shortcomings, remember God's promise and provision. Don't let my present condition rob me of the joy of knowing Christ or keep me from growing closer to him.
God will always finish what he starts, and this includes shaping my character. God has been molding my character to be like his Son’s. I was created to be like Christ.
But here’s the best part: God will complete what doesn’t get finished in this life. He’ll finish my character and bring me to perfection in heaven.
The Bible says, “I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ” (Philippians 1:6 ESV).
That will be an amazing day! I’ll see Jesus face-to-face. Every neuron in my brain will go on overload. And I’ll be transformed to be like him.
All of my weaknesses, pains, conditions, failures, frailties, and insecurities will be gone. I will be transformed into perfection that day. I will totally reflect the glory of God.
Right now I’m not what I ought to be. I’m only a fraction of what I will be. But God says, “That’s okay. I’m taking my time. I’m cheering you on at every stage. Just take every step with purpose, because one day I’m going to finish what I started.” And I’ll be changed instantly into his likeness.
That will be a day like no other. The Bible describes that day like this: “Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is” (1 John 3:2 NLT).
I may have stumbled and struggled so far in this race of life. But my race is not over. One day I will see Jesus face-to-face. And I’ll never be the same again.
In summary, God who began a good work in me, will continue it until it is finally finished on the day Christ returns. God's work started when Christ died on the cross in my place. His work in my began when I first believed. Now the Holy Spirit lives in me enabling me to be more like his son every day. When God starts something, he'll finish it. God helps me grow in in grace. When I get discouraged, I only need to remember the God will never give up on me. I shouldn't let my present condition rob me of the joy of knowing Christ or keep me from growing closer to him. When Christ returns, God will complete what he doesn't get finished in my life. He'll finish my character and bring me into perfection. While I'm not what I ought to be, that's ok with God. He's taking his time, cheering me on at every stage. He just wants me to take every step with purpose. So while I may have stumbled and struggled so far in this race of life, I can remember that my race is not over.
Father thank you for taking such a keen interest in me and wanting to grow and perfect me. I pray this morning that through your Spirit in me, that I’m reminded of that you want to build me and make me more and more each day to be like you son. Also help me when I get discouraged about things going on around me. I also ask for your wisdom and guidance for my day, my work, my leadership and my interactions with others. These things I pray in your Son Jesus name, Amen.
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