The Equation of Completion
October 26, 2008
Scripture:
Philippians 1:1-8 - “I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, 5 for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ…”
Synopsis:
Distractions are deterrence to completion. A person who can’t get focused will never finish anything. This syndrome of incompletion is especially prevalent among believers who have made mistakes in their walk with God and now consider themselves to be failures, disqualified from their God-given purpose. They don’t realize that failure does not equal incompletion but is only a momentary delay on the rode to their destiny. As long as they are willing to place their confidence in God, consecrate themselves and concentrate their efforts on continuing their purpose, God will bring them to completion.
The equation of completion is when God’s power (anointing) is added to our purpose (accuracy) resulting in a fulfilled and productive life (accomplishment). The key factor that makes this equation work is our confidence in God. In his letter to the church at Philippi, the apostle Paul declared his confidence in God’s ability to complete his purpose through the circumstances of his extraordinary life. As a result he became the single most prolific writer of the New Testament. Along the way he convinced countless believers, the Philippian church included, that God would complete His purpose in them as well. His words should also encourage today’s believers that no matter what our situation, we can safely place our faith and confidence in God.
God has confidence in us or He would not trust us with trouble and trials. His confidence is actually in His ability to carry and sustain what He has deposited in each of us. Trials and trouble are inevitable, but God will bring the equation of our lives to completion.
