Work It Out
Monday's Devotion (3-3-08)
"Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure." Philippians 2:12-13 (KJV)
These are very important verses for me personally as someone who can be very, "insecure." I'm a person who a lot of times does not see how important I am to the Lord. Tonight, well I should say last night... The Lord had a little chat with me it seemed. I've been insecure, I've been depressed, and impatient waiting for things to happen (Especially with my music.) I've been wanting to do great things for the Lord, and at the same time the devil has had me believing that I may not be saved. That's where these verses come in... "...For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure." It is not me that put the desire to do the Lord's will in my heart, it's the Lord that has done that! It's only the Lord that can do that, if you're without Jesus then you will not want to serve Him. It's written that all who call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved, that's a promise. You can't even call on the Lord unless He has chosen you and has already accepted you.
Let's talk about the "...work out your own salvation with fear and trembling..." part of these verses. In my life personally I take that as, "Check your motives." I want my music to make it, but I have to check my motives... I have to ask myself, "Do I want it to make it to glorify God, or do I want it to make it so I can gain?" I'll be honest, sometimes I feel like a greed coming in me. I'm in debt up to my eyebrows, scraping to make ends meet. But I know that my ultimate goal is to glorify God and bring many more to His throne. Nothing would make me happier than to do that, money can't buy that feeling. Since I brought one person to the Lord, I've been hungry to do it again. That was the greatest thing for me to know that someone was saved from Hell and I had something to do with that. I'm speaking my mind here so excuse me if I get off topic... Kind of "working it out," right now. But anyway that's what is important to me and I know that God will take care of me and my family IF I keep that mindset of helping others and keeping Him first. I strongly urge everyone that knows the Lord to try and bring others to know Him as well. Even if you think you can't, because it doesn't matter what you think. With the help of the Lord YOU CAN do it. Your testimony may seem weak to you, but there's someone out there that needs to hear yours. Not mine, not anyone else's... Yours. Everyone is different, what touches one person may not touch another. So, NEVER be afraid to share your story it might be just what someone needs to hear.
Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for this message and for all things. Please forgive us of all our sins as we forgive all those who've sinned against us! Please help us to have the right motives and to serve you with all our heart and to have a great desire to do so. Don't let anyone be afraid to speak your truth, or to share their testimony with another. In Jesus name. A-men!
God bless!