"God Working in You"

 

“God Working in You”

 

Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed---not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence---continue to work out your SALVATION with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill His good purpose.             Philippians 2:12-13

 

The Apostle Paul in a letter to the BELIEVERS in Philippi was ENCOURAGING them, with the POSITIVE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of their OBEDIENCE, not ONLY, when He was present, but MORE so in his absence.   He ENCOURAGED them to WORK OUT their SALVATION, this did NOT mean that they should WORK to GAIN SALVATION, but more like a farmer or gardener WORKS the SOIL, in order to bring about the FRUIT of their LABORS.  They were to take their SALVATION, which was GIVEN to them and MAKE it bring forth FRUIT.  Not the EDIBLE kind of FRUIT, but we are talking about SPIRITUAL FRUIT.  Things that exemplify our RELATIONSHIP with God our Heavenly Father. 

 

The Fruit of the Spirit, LOVE, JOY, PEACE, FOREBEARANCE, KINDNESS, GOODNESS, FAITHFULNESS, GENTLENESS and SELF-CONTROL, are the things that are Christ-like attributes that each TRUE BELIEVER should WORK towards with a GODLY FEAR and TREMBLING, when they ACKNOWLEDGE the HOLINESS and RIGHTEOUSNESS of God and His Beloved Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, and realize their OWN WEAKNESSES and the TEMPTATIONS they face EVERY DAY.

 

 Human beings make their OWN choices, and they will be RESPONSIBLE for those choices.  But ULTIMATELY it is GOD, Who is in CONTROL. And when the TRUE BELIEVER comes to that bit of KNOWLEDGE, they NEED to REALIZE that it is GOD who WORKS in them, to ACCOMPLISH His Will and to ACT in order to FULFILL His GOOD PURPOSE.  So that they might SUCCEED in this TRANSFORMATION from UNRIGHTEOUS to RIGHTEOUS in His Sight. He has given them the Gift of His HOLY SPIRIT, who HELPS them, WORKING in them to be CONFORMED to the IMAGE of His SON. 

 

If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to GOD, then He is NOT WORKING in You, but the DEVIL sure is.  And the Devil will lead you AWAY FROM GOD and into an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, after you are there.  God loves YOU so MUCH that He GAVE His ONLY SON to SUFFER, BLEED and DIE for YOU, so that YOU might be SAVED from that DESTINY.  ALL you have to do is to be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your sinful life-style, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  CONFESS your sins to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  And BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION and LET GOD WORK in YOU to FULFILL His GOOD PURPOSE.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!