He's
Doing a Work in You
Today's
Scripture:
It
is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
Philippians 2:13, ESV.
Philippians 2:13, ESV.
Today's
Word:
Some
of the things you may be praying about, if God were to remove them right now,
you wouldn’t be prepared for where He is taking you. You’ve got to let God do
the work in you. In other words, be kind to the people who are not treating you
right. Keep being your best even though you’re not getting the credit. Have a
good attitude even though you’re in an apartment and all your friends are in a
nice house. Pass those tests.
Paul
prayed in Colossians 3 that the people would have the strength to endure whatever
came their way. He didn’t pray that God would deliver them instantly or remove
the difficulty. He prayed that they would have the strength to go through it
with a good attitude. Paul understood this principle that God uses the tough
times to get us prepared for the next level.
Today,
if you are in a difficult situation, God wants to do a work in you. Surrender
to Him. Surrender to His process. Obey His commands, and He’ll see you through
to victory!
Prayer
for Today:
Father,
thank You for doing a work in me. I hold fast to Your promises because You are
faithful. Thank You for Your grace and peace as I daily keep my mind stayed on
You in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
14 hours ago
by Rick Warren
“This world is not our home; we are looking forward to our everlasting home in heaven.” (Hebrews 13:14 LB)
First, you receive God’s grace daily. If God is waiting to shut the world down so he can show his grace, then you need to receive it on a daily basis. The Bible says in Romans 5:17, “Through the sin of one man death began to rule because of that one man. But how much greater is the result of what was done by the one man, Jesus Christ! All who receive God’s abundant grace and are freely put right with him will rule in life through Christ” (GNT).
Second, remember this place is temporary. Don’t get too caught up in this fallen world — the fashions and the values — because nothing you see is going to last. Everything is going to vanish one day. There are only two things that are going to last for eternity: God’s Word and his people. So you need to build your life on those things that are going to last.
This is all temporary. You don’t have to put up with the pain for the rest of eternity. The Bible says in Hebrews 13:14, “This world is not our home; we are looking forward to our everlasting home in heaven” (LB).
That should be incredibly comforting to you as you go through your day today. Pain will come your way. It’ll likely come your way, in some manner or another, every day of your life. But it won’t last.
One day in heaven all your pain — physical, mental, and emotional — will go away.
You can count on that.
Talk It Over
- How does it help you deal with pain when you know it won’t last forever?
- How can you more faithfully build your life on God’s Word and his people?
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