That Good Work Is Not Yours Alone (3)
However, a cheery fact from the scripture is the fact that even though the beginning and finishing of a good work may pose such challenge, that should not be the case for an anointed of the LORD
However, a cheery fact from the scripture is the fact that even though the beginning and finishing of a good work may pose such challenge, that should not be the case for an anointed of the LORD
Just as we highlighted that there are two action words – began and complete – in the passage, another thing you need to know is that the two action words are also attached to the dominant party in the good work, God, “He who began… will complete”.
Our meditation today shall be on the divinely backed power inherent in saying. Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth”; and it was so…
Adversities remain the true test of our inner strength. That is why the Bible says, ‘if you faint in the days of adversity, your strength is small’ (Proverbs 24:10)! So, let’s not go about with the theories of faith, character, knowledge, patience, etc.
There are certain situations in life that are beyond our natural ability; in such cases, we need to rely on supernatural aid or divine help. Aid is defined as ‘financial or material assistance; anything done or provided that assists somebody or something.’
Our meditation today shall be on what you do in a time of peace, low activity, or an off-peak period. Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God, for he removed the altars of the foreign gods and the high places, and broke down the sacred pillars and cut down the wooden images.