God Completes Good Work
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