“Being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.”
“God Finishes What He begins”
Many people started things but never finished them. People started businesses, relationships, dreams, and even spiritual journeys but stopped halfway. But God is different. God does not stop half way. At the garden of Eden, God released a master plan for the redemption of man. Genesis 3:15 “ And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head and thou shall bruise his heel” It took God four days to accomplish the redemption through our Lord Jesus Christ- 4000 thousand years.
When God begins a work in someone’s life, He does not abandon it halfway. Philippians 1:6 reminds us that God is committed to completing His purpose in us. Paul wrote this verse to encourage believers that their growth, calling, and salvation were still in God’s hands. “He which hath begun a good work in you…” God started the work .Your salvation was not an accident. Your spiritual journey began because God called you. It is God that started the conviction. Your transformation was initiated by God and God planted the purpose inside you. By implication before you ever searched for God, He was already searching for you. The Holy Bible tells us that God called: Moses from the wilderness. God called David from the sheepfold while Paul the Apostle on the road to Damascus . God always initiates purpose. Indicating that If God started it, then your life has value and direction.
Paul did not say God “has finished” the work.
He said God “will perform it.” Some times believers become increasingly discouraged simply because they are not yet where they want to be either spiritually or otherwise. It is noteworthy that growth takes time. Maturity takes time, likewise some healing might not be automatic; it takes time too. This is because God at times works in stages. A builder does not abandon a building because it is surrounded by scaffolding. The construction proves the work is still ongoing. In other words, your struggles do not mean God has left you. However your weaknesses do not cancel your destiny “ for God’s strength is made perfect in weakness. 2Cor:2:9. Moreso, your delays do not stop God’s promises. It took David thirteen good years to mount the throne after his kingly anointing. God is continually working in you.
God’s plan for your life is not destruction but transformation. The Holy Writ calls God’s work a “good work”. This is because God wants to build your character, God wants to strengthen your faith , God wants to develop your purpose and ultimately prepare you for eternity. That is to say that even painful seasons can produce good results when God is involved.” All things work together for good to them that love God..” Romans8:28. Whereby what the enemy plan for evil, God can turn it for good.
The verse ends with:“…until the day of Jesus Christ.” God is faithful to finish what He starts. People may give up on you. Friends may stop believing in you. Even you may become tired of yourself. But God remains committed. God will complete it.
You may fall, but God can restore you. You may feel weak, but God can strengthen you .You may feel unfinished, but God is not done yet with you, because your story is being written. Peradventure: your prayer grows weak or your faith becomes cold or your passion decreases, God is still able to revive, restore and complete His work in your life. So do not quit yourself when God has not quit on you: because the God who began the work in you is faithful to complete it.
Keep praying.
Keep believing.
Keep growing.
Prayer
Oh lord begin a new work in my life in the name of Jesus.
Oh Lord! the good work you have started in my life finish it to the shame and disgrace of my enemies in the name of Jesus Christ.
Power opposing God’s good work in my life lose your hold in the name of Jesus Christ.
Anything in me, anything around me, anything inside me that is anti-God’s work release me and die in Jesus name.
I separate myself from anything that will make God not to complete his work in my life in Jesus name.
“Lord, thank You for beginning a good work in my life. Help me to trust You even when I do not understand the process. Strengthen me where I am weak, revive me where I am cold, and complete Your purpose in me . In Jesus’ name, Amen.”