Philippians
1:1-6English Standard Version (ESV)
1 Paul
and Timothy, servants[a] of Christ Jesus,
2 Grace to you and peace from God our
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 I thank my God in all my remembrance of
you, 4 always in every prayer of mine for you all making my
prayer with joy, 5 because of your partnership in the gospel
from the first day until now. 6 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.
I love reading this passage because it brings me hope. I am sure that it brought the Philippians
hope as well as they suffered through persecution, pain, and sorrow.
God has not promised us a life on this earth that is perfect
and without fault. He did that for Adam
and Eve but they ate of the forbidden fruit anyway. Because of their disobedience, as well as our
own, we too have had to suffer the consequence.
Although Christ came to suffer the ultimate sacrifice for anyone who
believes on His name, there is still sin in this world. Sin results in pain, suffering, and even
death. Yet we have hope, a hope of a
life in the presence of our Lord where there will be no more pain, no more
suffering.
There are times in this world that I want to give up and
then I remember the Words found in this passage, “6 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.” It
keeps me going by just knowing that God is not finished with me yet. Once He completes His work, I will be with Him. Until that time I must continue to believe in
the One who saved me. Trust in the One
that gave His life so that I might live.
I must live by Faith, knowing yet not seeing Him. Life continues, the questions for today: Do
you believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and that He dies and rose again in three
days? Is He your Lord and Savior? If so, are we thanking Him for that
life? Are we rejoicing in knowing Him? Are we seeking Him with all our
hearts?
Seeking Him with all my heart,
Sheila
