Be Confident in ME!

Be Confident in ME!

Apostle Paul's faith and hope are found all throughout the book of Philippians. Today I would like to focus on just one verse that I believe can give us all hope and faith in Jesus Christ.

"And I am convinced and sure of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will continue until the day of Jesus Christ [right up to the time of His return], developing [that good work] and perfecting and bringing it to full completion in you." (Philippians 1:6, AMP)

A few months ago the Lord spoke to me during a prayer experience. He said, "Be confident in ME!" This was one of the verses He showed me in my study of this phrase that He gave to me. As I was reading through Philippians and came across this verse again it brought faith and hope to me. I believe this verse can also give faith and hope to you as well.

Now Paul said, "He is convinced and sure." This means that Paul had no doubt, at this time, that Jesus would finish in him what He had started. Paul had put his complete faith in Him. We to, can have complete faith in Him if we trust Jesus with our lives just as Paul did. We don't have to go on this journey alone and Jesus wants to lead us through everything we are going through and will go through in our lives.

Paul was in prison when he wrote this verse. Can you imagine being this full of Joy and hope if you were in prison knowing that you could be put to death at any moment? Paul was so confident that the Lord would complete in him that good work which He had started even in his worst days. I don't know about you, but the last part of this verse where it says, "He will continue developing and perfecting and bringing it to full completion in you," is so exciting! Jesus has a plan for each of our lives. The great part is He will continue to mold us and shape us into the person He wants us to be. We can have great hope in the fact that he will never, ever leave us nor forsake us. (Deut. 31:6, Heb. 13:5) He will always be by our side guiding us into His perfect plan for our lives.

You may be saying, I am not where I feel like I should be or I still do things and say things that I shouldn't. Do not get discouraged! God knows exactly where you are at right now. What matters is the state of your heart. Are you striving to be more like Jesus? Do you have hope that He will complete in you His perfect will for your life? If you do then just keep on praying, seeking, and reading His Word and He will continue working in your life, moving you to greater things in the future.