{"id":20179,"date":"2024-09-07T17:47:14","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T21:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awarningministry.com\/?p=20179"},"modified":"2024-09-07T17:57:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T21:57:15","slug":"completing-a-good-work-philippians-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awarningministry.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/07\/completing-a-good-work-philippians-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Completing a Good Work &#8211;  (Philippians 1:6)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icr.org\/i\/DP_Cover_Subscribe.jpg\" alt=\"Days of Praise daily devotional\"\/><figcaption><strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icr.org\/subscriptions\"><strong>Subscriptions | The Institute for Creation Research (icr.org)<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday, September 6<br>Completing a Good Work<br>&#8220;Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun<br>a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus<br>Christ. &#8221; (Philippians 1:6)<br>In his introductory comments to the Philippian church, Paul<br>reminds them of his thankfulness for them (v. 3), his prayer<br>for them (v. 4), and as we see in our text, his confidence in<br>God&#8217;s continuing work in their lives.<br>This &#8220;good work&#8221; is not the sort of work that men and<br>women are able to accomplish. Paul identifies this as God&#8217;s<br>work, as yet not completed-that is, the transforming work<br>of grace. &#8220;For it is God which worketh in you both to will<br>and to do of his good pleasure&#8221; (2:13).<br>The work of grace takes several forms. It includes the re-<br>demption of our lost souls, having been fully accomplished by<br>Christ on Calvary. It also includes our ultimate sanctification,<br>transforming our character from that of a redeemed sinner to<br>one of Christ-likeness. He is working toward this goal on a<br>daily basis and will finish the task in His presence. But the<br>work of grace also includes our service for Him-not our<br>work but His that He does through us. He grants us, through<br>His grace, the distinct privilege of participating in His work<br>here on Earth.<br>Paul writes that the ultimate completion of this &#8220;good<br>work&#8221; of grace awaits &#8220;the day of Jesus Christ.&#8221; In a similar<br>prayer for the Corinthian believers, he writes of their &#8220;wait-<br>ing for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: who shall also<br>confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day<br>of our Lord Jesus Christ&#8221; (1 Corinthians 1:7-8).<br>Meanwhile, we can rest in His faithfulness, fully convinced<br>of His intention and ability to complete His work. &#8220;The LORD<br>will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD,<br>endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands&#8221;<br>(Psalm 138:8). JDM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>September \u00b7 October . November 2024 &#8211;  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icr.org\/subscriptions\">Subscriptions | The Institute for Creation Research (icr.org)<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Days of PraiseDaily Bible Readings and Devotional Commentaries<br>September \u00b7 October \u00b7 November 2024<br>\u201cYea, the LORD shall give that which is good;<br>and our land shall yield her increase.\u201d<br>(Psalm 85:12)<br>Photo Source: BigStock<br>Photographer: ikostudio<br>Institute for Creation Research . Copyright @ 2024<br>Scripture quotations are from<br>the King James Version of the Bible.<br>For subscription information, call 800.337.0375.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Introduction to<br>DAYS OF PRAISE<br>\u201c[Jesus] saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sab-<br>bath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held<br>their peace. And when he had looked round about on them<br>with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts \u2026 \u201c<br>(Mark 3:4-5)<br>Dear Christian friend,<br>Thank you for gathering with us each day this fall as we<br>read our Bibles together and seek to apply it to our lives.<br>Though it\u2019s quite appropriate to think on the Lord Jesus\u2019<br>humility, deep patience, and profound love, we must always<br>remember that He\u2019s perfect in every way-including in His<br>anger. It\u2019s likely that none of us is free from being self-willed<br>or having other manifestations of a hardened heart. Our text<br>above reminds us that this more than displeases the Lord<br>Jesus. Oh, how we need Him enabling us to please Him (Ro-<br>mans 7:24-25).<br>Toward that end, I pray that the Holy Spirit will use these<br>short Bible studies to more fully conform us to the Lord<br>Jesus\u2019 image and the love of our good heavenly Father.<br>Sincerely yours in Christ,<br>Randy J. 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