Philippians 1:6 KJV
Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
We established yesterday that it is difficult to accept that even terrible things have a function and a purpose in our lives. We cannot process God's process and procedures, and we struggle to understand just how a loving God could allow so much hatred, bitterness and pain among his creation. What we cannot accept is yesterday's conclusion: we have a role to play. God does not force himself on us. Our walk with him must be out of love and devotion, not compulsion. It is a fact that God can bring good out of anything he allows, but we will only help ourselves if we allow God do his work and trust his wisdom and power.
This is the essence of today's extract. God is always at work. He's always seeking lives he can impact, souls he can save and vessels he can use. He is a God of grace and mercy, constantly cheering us to victory in the race he has set for us, supplying all that we need so we can end well. One thing you can be sure about is that with God, there's no abandoned vessel. There is no incomplete assignment. If God could create a perfect, complex earth, with mysteries about it still unsolved and unrevealed, then no man can conclude on your life, based on what he can see now, that this is your best. Under no circumstances can man look at you and conclude that what he sees is your best, because with God, your best is always still ahead.
As you move out today, move witb this consciousness: God sure knows what he's doing and I will wait for him to manifest his glory and power in my life. He's a faithful God, and his nature prevents him from lying or deceit. Whatever he says he can do, he can do. If he says he is working and training you into perfection, then believe me, he's truly at work and the results have a guaranteed good end, as I cooperate with Him. His time of favour is here.
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