Day 1- Philippians 1:6

I hear so much in this one verse that encourages me, inspires me, and makes me take courage. It is loaded with the good news of what God has done and continues doing in me. I hear God assuring me that despite what my circumstances try to tell me, he personally started a work in me. My faith is not my own invention, rather he initiated a relationship with me when I didn’t look for it or deserve it. And he won’t stop working by this same grace until I’m complete in Him. Then to add grace upon grace, he makes clear to me that it’s a future fulfillment, not in this life, so I don’t have to struggle with condemnation when I see what is left to finish in my life. That is really good news!

-Jim Reklis