We Are a Work in Progress

Meditations on

Staying In the Grace for Today 

May 28, 2025

We Are a Work in Progress

He will keep you strong to the end so that you will be free from all blame on the day when our Lord Jesus Christ returns.

1 Corinthians 1:8 

Recently, we had a new person join our tennis group. During one of our breaks, he asked me, “What kind of work did you do before you retired?” I replied, “I was a Methodist pastor.” Then I corrected myself; “I am a Methodist pastor.” My work is not complete, and I am still fulfilling my orders of ordination in a variety of ways.

I suspect the Apostle Paul might have smiled while listening to our conversation, recalling that he wrote to his friends in Philippi, “And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.” (Philippians 1:6)

This passage, and the scripture quoted above, inspire me to often use this doxology when I am presiding at the Lord’s Table: “When we receive, by faith, the bread and cup we experience anew the presence of the Lord Christ Jesus in our lives as we look forward to his coming again in final victory.”

My Takeaway: These two thoughts, God at work in me and Jesus coming again, work together to help me stay focused on God’s grace for today. Yes, and of course, “For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.” (Philippians 2:13) 

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

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