Philippians1:3-6:
“I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”
Paul was such an amazing man. He was sitting in a dirty, smelly jail cell and he was able to look beyond the imperfect and thank God for his fellow
believers and pray with joy for their partnership in serving Jesus. As he prayed for them, he was assured that what God had begun in them, would be completed and perfected.
Have you ever started a project with all the intentions of finishing it and it is still yet to be finished? Sadly, I have to raise my hand to that question. My intentions were all so good to get out my sewing machine and make “music” curtains for my daughter’s music room. I even went as far as purchasing the material at Hobby Lobby and now… a year later… the material is still sitting, nicely folded in my sewing cabinet. As I looked at it the other day, it seemed to scream back at me, “Are you ever going to finish me?” Well, I intend to get them done soon!
Like those curtains, you and I are a work in progress. Complete means to fulfill, to be thorough , to make whole or perfect, to finish.
This scripture in Philippians is so reassuring to us as women. I don’t know about you, but I am an imperfect individual, with lots of imperfections. But thank goodness, God won’t and hasn’t given up on me. And even better than that, HE is going to finish what HE started. Now this doesn’t excuse me from being frustrated with my husband or short with my children. But it does give me and you, the assurance that one day our imperfections will be perfected – and that will only be done when Jesus Christ returns for His church. On that day we will be whole - we will be completed - we will be perfected!
My prayer for you is that today you will praise and thank God for the work He has begun in you and continues to do in you and that regardless of the situations you are in, you will PRAISE HIM! Let’s praise Him that His promises are forever and AMEN!
“Seek ye first His kingdom and His righteousness….” Matthew 6:33
Loving you today,
Debbie Carr
