The Good Work

Philippines 1:6 NLT
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.

When we get a new computer or a vehicle or even a new HD television, we get everything with the package. And yet we have no idea about all the things we can do with it.

Sure we can turn on the computer. But can we actually use it? Maybe if we had one before we can poke around to get those applications we are familiar with to work. But there are applications on our computer we know nothing about. And key combinations that open up things. And multiple ways to do things.

Anyone who can drive a car can get behind the wheel of another car and know how to drive it. Sure, we can drive it, but we do not know how to use many of the features or even where the gas cap is. A few months ago I got behind the wheel of a car that did not have a place for a key. There was only a big button to press! I had no idea how to start it.

The gas cap on my vehicle opens with a remote button on the drivers side door. It worked fine until one day it seemed to have a mind of its own. It worked when it wanted to and not always when I pulled in for a fillup. Our son looked at the situation and found we had a manual override in the trunk. It was there in the vehicle from day one. We just had not found out about it yet.

And those super controls on some of the new televisions... The TV can do so much and it is all built in. But it takes awhile to figure it out. And there are still things you probably cannot do.

When we accept Jesus into our lives and the Father sends Holy Spirit to live in us, we get the entire package. We do not get 10% of Holy Spirit; we get all of Him. So right inside us we have all the answers. But we only get to see what we need to do the works He has for us. As we walk out in faith to accomplish them, God frees up more of the knowledge stored within for us to access.

And He will continue the good work within us; continue to grow us to be more and more like Christ. And then someday we will have it all opened us to us