Do you know that God has begun a good work in you?
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
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
What amazing grace is this!
You began a good work in us.
You always have been
and ever will be faithful
to complete this good work in us.
What good work have you begun?
You began the work
by making the walking dead (that was us!)
alive again (Ephesians 2:1,5),
by making wretched wrecks
into new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17),
by making self-absorbed narcissists
into self-emptying servants (Phil. 2:1-11),
by making dark and dusty souls
into shining stars
that light up the darkness (Phil. 2:15).
In Christ,
we are
your beauty,
your beloved,
your blessed belonging.
Because of your work in us,
we can continue working out our salvation,
becoming blameless and innocent,
holding fast to the word of life,
confident that you will complete the restoration work
you have begun (Phil. 2:14-18).
Lord, we believe;
help our unbelief!
Amen
Read Philippians 1:3-11; 2:1-18.
