Above Rubies Daily Encouragement Blogs
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A FLOURISHING FINISH
God always finishes what He begins. He never leaves anything half completed. And that includes our lives. Don’t you love the promise in Philippians 1:6: “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.”The word “perform” is the word Greek word “epiteleo” and it means “to finish, to complete, to end.” As we yield ourselves to the working of the Holy Spirit in our lives, He will keep working in us to the very end. He doesn’t want us to come limping over the finishing tape but leaping and bounding. The Message Bible says that He will bring our lives to “a flourishing finish.” I love that.
Peter encourages the believers to keep on adding godly attributes to their faith so they will have an “abundant” entrance into the everlasting kingdom (2 Peter 1:11). How do you want to go into the eternal kingdom? Abundantly? Triumphantly? Grandly? A flourishing finish? That’s what I want, don’t you?
Life on this earth is not always easy. We face challenges and difficulties. You may be concerned about your marriage. You may be grieving over one of your children. Dear wife and mother, THE END IS NOT YET! Remember that. God is still working. Don’t give up. Keep praying. Keep trusting in God. Keep believing and thanking God for this promise. Philippians 1:6 promises that God is working until the very end.
Keep plodding on as we look for our heavenly city. We live this life in preparation for the eternal kingdom which is the REAL world. Keep praying this promise over your own life and the lives of your family members.
Be encouraged and blessed, today,
Nancy Campbell
