“A GOOD WORK”

MeMaw Thoughts

Number 477

May 26, 2020///

I want to encourage you this morning with a verse from the Word of Almighty God, the guidebook for life, the Bible!

Philippians 1:6 (KJV)
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:

Have you disappointed yourself in things you have done or more likely not done?

Do you look back over the past week, month, years, or even a day and think of how you could have lived it differently.

A decision made in a moment can change your life for many years to come.

Letting fear keep you from doing what you know you are meant to do, letting others opinions effect your life or choices and allowing lies from the enemy of all that is right and good infiltrate your mind and spirit.

Have you ever asked yourself the question: “What was I thinking, or where was my mind”?

Have you ever made a choice that you looked back upon with awe that you could have been so (pardon the word) stupid?

If you have lived very many years, the answer would be yes!

I know of no one who does not have something they would do different!

Maybe it is as simple as going for the dream deep within you, but whatever it is I have good news to bring if you have trusted Jesus Christ as your Savior!

We are a work in progress, and He is forming us into His image and will continue it until the day we are called home through death or the rapture of true believers!

I have met a few people who think they have never done wrong, or made a wrong choice, but the truth is those people are full of pride and a haughty sprit!

The truth is that we can live a victorious life by allowing the spirit of the living, loving God to lead us and guide us.  We can make good choices and take right paths and let our light shine and be Jesus representatives on earth!

However, I would venture to say there is not an adult alive who has not made a choice even for a moment or short period of time that they wish they could erase from their lives.

I personally received Jesus as my Savior at age nine and have endeavored to live and serve him since then.  But there are choices and decisions that I would, if possible, erase from my life.

Do you have those decisions or choices you would like to blot from your life?

I have good news; Jesus is working on each of us to mold us into the best us we can be!  He declares that we are to forget those things behind and run our race and finish our course allowing Him to process the changes needed in us!

The apostle Paul declared:

Philippians 3:13-14 (KJV)
¹³  Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
¹⁴  I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

My desire today is that we forget the accusing lies of satan and we allow the one who created us and begun a good work in us to continue to mold us into His image!

What do you regret today? What would you like to blot from your past choices and decisions?

Allow Jesus to continue to do the good work in you and you let go of those things that are behind that are dragging you down, whether they be things done or things not done!

Take hold of the promise that He who began a good work in you will continue to mold and lead you until we see our Savior face to face.  At that glorious time, all regrets and confusion will fade into nothing at one look into His loving eyes and one glance at those nail scarred hands.

The good news is that the bad news is wrong!  The story God wrote for you from the foundation of the world is just waiting to be lived out!

Don’t live in regret and don’t try to rewrite your story.  Live out the plan and story written for you before you ever were! Let Him continue the good work in you!!!

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Father, what a comfort to know that our mistakes and wrong choices are not final, and you are continuing to do a good work in each of us.  I decree and declare that each person reading this let go of the past mistakes and understand that you are molding each of us into the vessels of honor you created us to be.  I ask you to let us meditate on your love, forgiveness and power and let go all the lies of the enemy that says we cannot because…….!  In Jesus name I pray!  AMEN

Walk in your story!   Love, MeMaw