“For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.“ Philippians 2:13
Today God is at work in you to fulfill His good pleasure. Some of His work is accomplished through your prayers and the act of worshipping Jesus in Spirit and Truth.
The Living Water (the life of Christ) flows out of you touching others with the love, compassion, and joy of God. People see Christ in you and are attracted to God.
God will speak to you through His Spirit to instruct you to do acts of kindness to those in your life.
However, the significant part of His work is done below your consciousness. He is changing your personality to mirror the image of Jesus.
God is at work through the Holy Spirit to refine you like precious gold. This is the process of dying to self and living for Christ. Most of this work takes place in ways not visible to you.
The Spirit of God also makes intercession through you to bring down demonic strongholds over others. At times, the Holy Spirit will fill your body with the afflictions lacking in Christ to bring glory and honor to His body, the church.
The fallacy of Christianity is urging believers into a doctrine of works. The works of God are very important but they come out of your faith in God, obedience to His voice, and are born by the Spirit.
Believers become so consumed by the idea of serving God they lose the importance of knowing Christ and walking by faith. This has to precede any work for God.
The disciple of Christ lives out his faith every day of his life and believes God calls things that don’t exist as if they did.
Your faith in God has to be reflected in your thoughts, words, and actions. Faith is a discipline of living in the promises of God and not allowing your faith to be compromised by the circumstances in your life.
The reality of the Cross is understanding you are unable to do anything for God. And, you are deceiving yourself if you think the works of God can originate within you.
The works of God were finished on the Cross. It is Christ working in you that draws others to God. Your individuality (or ego) has no value in doing work for God and will lead you astray.
Demonstrate your faith in God through your words and actions and Jesus will release His resurrected power enabling you to do the mighty works of Christ and bring glory to His name.
Remember, your ministry for Jesus begins with Him. It is not by might nor by power but by His Spirit!
Hal Hollister Ministry 