By Andrea Merrell
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. Philippians 1:6
NKJV
When my kids were very young, we used to sing the song, “God’s
Still Working On Me.”
I read an interesting story recently about how fine wine is
made. Apparently, it never stays in the same container long, but is
consistently poured from one vessel into another. When the wine leaves one
vessel, it leaves behind the dregs—that which needs to be removed. Each vessel
serves a different purpose, and only the winemaker knows how much time the wine
needs to spend in each one.
God works in us much the same way, pouring us into different
situations to face challenges that will refine us. When we leave one situation
and go to the next, we leave the dregs behind—those things that need to
be removed from our heart and our life.
The next time you find yourself out of your comfort zone and
experiencing pressure, know that God is still working and remember this verse: 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.
Photo courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net and Stuart Miles.
I love this. Not only do we leave the dregs behind, but God "the winemaker" knows how much time we need to spend in each circumstance before He moves us into the next. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment. And thank God He never gives up on us. :)
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