“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.” Phl 1:6
We’ve
heard the saying, if it was easy everyone would do it. There’s truth in such a statement even when
it comes to our walk in Christ. The
truth is the easiest thing one can ever do is come to an understanding and
knowledge of salvation through Christ, but the hardest thing one will ever
endure is a willingness to live for Christ.
The majority of Christians, 9 out of 10 is very accurate (Lk 17:11-19),
will accept their salvation and journey on their own from there never seeing
the desired completion God has for their lives.
The reason is most Christians are unwilling to be shaped by God’s
will. When Joseph was seventeen he had a
dream prophesying that he would rule over his brothers. But, the fact was he wasn’t ready to rule in
that capacity as of yet. He needed to go
through some character-shaping and maturity to do God’s will. Even though Joseph was forgotten by many
during that process, he was never forgotten by God. In his adversity, God
shaped and molded his character to great strength, and the ability to
lead. Like Joseph, keep in mind that
often times God has to break us before he can shape us in His image. Like in life when we break a bone or damage a
joint, once repaired it is often stronger than it was before the break. What God begins, with our salvation, He
completes’ through our willingness to broken and reshaped in the image of Christ
for His good works.
Don’t
fear being broken; like the egg, it’s true worth lies within.
HSAY…Todd
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