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Daily Bread

End of construction

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He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ. – Philippians 1:6

One day Billy and Ruth Graham were driving through a long stretch of road construction. They had numerous slowdowns, detours, and stops along the way. Finally they reached the end of all that difficulty, and smooth pavement stretched out before them. This sign caught Ruth’s attention: "End of construction. Thanks for your patience." She commented that those words would be a fitting inscription on her tombstone someday.

As a matter of fact, those words fit all of us as believers, because in this life we are "under construction". When we accept Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, we begin the lifelong process of spiritual growth. The Holy Spirit works in us to remove our selfishness (Philippians 2:4), to renew our thinking (Romans 12:2), and to develop qualities in us that are more and more Christlike (Colossians 3:5-14). Paul described this process as a work of God. He said, "He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ" (Philippians 1:6).

As we travel heavenward, let’s cooperate with God’s construction of our lives. When His work in us is complete, "we shall be like Him" (1 John 3:2), perfectly conformed to our Savior’s likeness. – Vernon C. Grounds

More about Jesus let me learn,

More of His holy will discern;

Spirit of God, my teacher be,

Showing the things of Christ to me. – Hewitt


READ: Philippians 1:1-7


God loves us too much to let us stay as we are.

The Bible in one year:


• 2 Samuel 19-20

• Luke 18:1-23

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BILLY AND RUTH GRAHAM

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HOLY SPIRIT

JESUS CHRIST

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SPIRIT OF GOD

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