God Completes Good Work (Dec 17)
Philippians is a joyful letter, written
by Paul from a prison cell in Rome
to one of the churches he founded
on his second missionary journey.
Despite Paul’s adverse situation,
Philippians is an encouraging
letter in the midst of persecution.
There is much for Paul to rejoice
about: the Philippians’ repeated
financial assistance, the hope of
visiting the Philippian believers soon,
and the church’s steadfast
testimony for the gospel.
Lord, You’ll Complete Good Work:
In all my prayers for all of you,
I always pray with joy because of
your partnership in the gospel…
Being confident of this, that He
who Began a good work in you
Will Carry it on to Completion until
the day of Christ Jesus (Phil 1:4-6).
That you may be able to discern
what is best and may be pure and
blameless until the day of Christ,
filled with fruit of righteousness
that comes through Christ (v9-11)
Lord, I am eternally linked to You
by grace through faith & I am part
of Your body for You are the head.
Thank You Lord that my needs
are fully met in You. Forgive me
for the times when I think and act
as though You are not enough.
For You will bring to completion
the good work that You began.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.
Lord, I praise You for Your great
salvation; for You not only took
away sin, but also gave me a new
nature that longs to please You.
Continue Lord Your work in me;
for there’s still a lot of rough edges
and glad You do not give up on me.
Look forward Lord to the day when
Your work in me is finally complete
and I’ll be blameless for Your glory.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.
Lord, please help us to grow
spiritually and understand what
really matters in life. We pray that
we will not chase after things that
doesn’t matter. But instead we will
focus on our relationship with You
and on growing to be more like You.
Grant us the faith and the strength
so that You’ll realise in us the ideals
You have taught us to cherish. Amen