4/4/2024 0 Comments He Will Finish It!The Lord will finish what He starts. Everything we are experiencing in our lives as Christians is changing us. The good and the bad, the joy and the suffering. God is using all of it to mold and shape us. The process is called sanctification, and God always means it for good. So often change is characterized as not such a good process, but that’s not a true statement in light of Scripture, is it? The truth is, change may not be pleasant or easy, but it is for our good and God’s good. It is also not complete. I so resonate with Paul when he says in Romans 7:15, “I do not understand my own actions. For I don’t do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate” Have you ever felt like that? I don’t know about you, but I have tried the “try harder, do more” routine as I have tried to “be more like Christ” in my own strength. This ended up failing miserably. We aren’t finished yet and we are a work in progress through Christ’s power, not our own. God’s plan for us isn’t finished, but we still judge His work based on our limited view and unfinished plan. How comforting for us to know that until we take our last breath, God’s work in us is still in progress. He will finish what He starts!!
Questions for further thought: 1. What does it mean to you that God will finish what He starts? 2. Is there anything you have been unwilling to let God change in you? Challenge: Let the Lord thoroughly examine you that He would find those things that He could change for your good and His glory. Ask the hard question: Lord, what is it in me that you desire to change? Wait expectantly for an answer. He will finish it!
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