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Today’s Scripture: Philippians 1:6 NASB; For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.
God has placed His work in each of us and His mind and His Spirit have been placed in us for the good of all.
Just as Paul knew speaking from prison, God will be our witness and will complete through us the progress of love and joy in the faith of others. Each of us has been given this work of the progress and joy of others in the faith.
To show this faith God gave us one mind and one Spirit to show His love. This world blinds and steals from those who follow it. Yet we who know this joy are confident to share His love and help others come to know it.
Not me but Christ in me. The one mind, the one Spirit through me with His love, I am confident of that!
Are you confident in the work God has begun in you? I AM.
Today’s Prayer: Almighty God, thank You for the example of Jesus Christ. Thank You for Your love and the joy in our faith in You. Thank You for revealing my work in You and I am confident You will complete it. Work through me LORD to give Your progress and Your joy to others who will come to believe in Your love. Amen
Tom Raines Jr
Affirmations of God
It is an interesting thought that the process of our sanctification is not just to make us ready for Heaven but to make us better blessings to the world around us. That is a profound thought in the midst of a Christianity so greatly influenced by consumerism.
Joseph, I have been under a conviction that Jesus didn’t come to only die for our sins but to also teach us how to live. The more we follow His example and His teaching we do in fact bless the world around us. I believe the kingdom of God is with us now and we do focus too much on doing what we think will get us into heaven when we can live as in heaven now…”His kingdom come, His will be done on earth as it is in heaven” live in His kingdom here and now as Jesus taught us…blessings in His confidence to live in Him now my brother.
The truth is according to prophecy we will be ruling and reigning with Christ here on Earth in the Millenium and into Eternity on the New Heaven and New Earth. This here is training for that reigning. We are here to learn and to do!
Amen!