Do you know that God is making you into a masterpiece?
And 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
Sanctifying God, Saving Son,
We come to you confessing—
it’s hard to believe that you are truly making us
into people who will be “pure and blameless”
on the day Christ returns (Phil. 1:10).
It is far easier to see
our self-preserving,
self-serving,
self-promoting,
hearts
than hearts full of love and joy,
growing inside of us
in this very moment
through the work of your powerful Spirit.
This morning, you have favored me
with a view of a thin slice
of a crescent moon
hovering near the horizon over the sea
even as the sky turns orange
with the coming sunrise.
I pray for my friends and for me
that we will imagine our sanctification (growing in holiness)
just like that crescent moon:
We know that moon
will in a few short days
be full,
enormous,
smiling and shining in the dark sky.
May we recognize that the “Sun of righteousness”
who rises with healing in his wings (Malachi 4:2)
is lighting up our hearts
with the “fruit of righteousness
that comes through Jesus Christ” (Phil. 1:11)
this very moment.
And may we see
that you are creating this masterpiece in us
all for your glory
that all may praise you.
How grateful we are, Lord!
Amen.
Read Philippians 1:3-11.
