It is God who works in you

Philippians 2:13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to His good purpose.

Have you ever wondered why you do the things you do? Have you ever stopped to think about what motivates you, drives you, or causes you to do what ever it is that you do? When dealing with kids, and they are asked why they did something that makes no sense whatsoever the answer maybe "I don't know." But what about you and I even when it does make sense?

There is a human condition that hinders us from doing what is right. It is that sinful nature which we have, as humans. We can't get past that condition. It is right there staring us in the face, if we accept that we are human. Some people do not labor under the belief that they are sinful. They seem to think that they are just all around good people. In denial is a scary place to be! But Christians do not labor under that delusion. We know we are lost to sin. We know that but for the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross, we would be lost, dead in fact, in our sin. The apostle Paul states it really well in Romans 7:15-25. I will not spoil it for you, but I encourage you to go there and look at it.

We are totally dependent of God. He works in all of us to further his will. He works in all of us to His good purpose. Without God, we are adrift. We have no anchor, our engines are out of service and we will be smashed upon the rocks of sin. Jesus saved us. He guides us. He is the lighthouse pointing out the safe passage. Without His light, we run aground. Brothers and Sisters in the risen Savior, we all must grasp tightly the saving grace offered freely by a loving God. Embrace Jesus and the life ring that has been tossed to all mankind to be brought to safety.

PRAYER: Almighty and everlasting God. Thank you Father for our lives and the purpose that You give us in our lives. Thank You for the saving grace offered to all. Help us to grasp that grace. Help us to embrace the love shown to all mankind by Jesus. We ask this in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who lives and reigns with the Father and the Spirit. One God, now and forever. Amen