He Began a Good Work in You

Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. — Philippians 1:6

We are confident in our Lord and Savior.

God, who began a good work in us, will carry it on to completion.

And He will continue that work until the day of Christ Jesus.

This week I gave my notice to my coworkers.

I'll be retiring as of August 1.

I'll miss this view from my office window.

And I'll miss many of the people.

But I'm ready to stop working so many hours away from my family.

And my 23-year-old coworker will be moving to South Korea to teach students in August, leaving our company as of July 30.

God is working His purpose out in me and in her.

Very exciting to see Him at work in our lives.

He Who Began a Good Work in You Will Carry It On

Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. — Philippians 1:6 

We are confident in God's goodness and grace.

He has begun a good work in us.

And He will carry it on to completion.

The Lord will continue the good work until the day of Christ Jesus.

And we are grateful.

This is the beautiful Salamanca Cathedral in Spain.

Continue in Him

And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. — 1 John 2:28 

On Friday, Abby and I went to the zoo for four hours.

It was a beautiful day.

A bit chilly at first, but then it warmed up.

We walked continually, enjoying the plants and animals.

We took the skyride across the zoo at the end of the day and then rode it back.

It drizzled for about 5 minutes or less, but we simply pulled our hoods up over our heads.

The animals were out roaming, so we had a chance to see lots of them.

This is a beautiful secretary bird.

Very fun time together.

Happy New Year!

He Began a Good Work in You

Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. — Philippians 1:3

How comforting to know that God's work in me is not finished.

He will continue to work in my life daily.

And He will carry on His work until I am complete.

He will not give up on me.

Rather, He will continue the good work He has begun until the day Christ Jesus comes again.

I am thankful.

And blessed.

Be Confident

And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. — 1 John 2:28

Today Abby's phone died while she was at work.

Mine dies every day or two also.

They are getting old and do not work as well as they did three years ago.

I keep an extra cord with me to charge it at work or in the car.

Of course, our phones are made by humans, who are flawed, so the phones are not perfect either.

But we are fortunate that we do not need a phone or anything to be able to talk to God in prayer.

Our communication line will never die out or fade.

He always listens and even knows our thoughts before we utter them.

How wonderful is that.

When we continue in God, we can be confident before Him at His coming!

Continue in Him

And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. — 1 John 2:28

Last night we prayed over our pastor, Jerry Andrews, our senior pastor.

Our pastor Jeff did a wonderful job leading us, anointing him with oil, and praying over him.

We asked God for healing, pleading with Him to take away the cancer in Jerry's body.

We also asked Him to forgive us for our unfaithfulness. 

We praised God for caring for us and providing Jerry and his wife Lois to lead our congregation.

God has blessed us with Jerry and Lois and our church family.

We are grateful.