Yesterday we were reminded in Philippians 1:6 how God finishes His plans triumphantly. This is a godly attribute and a good habit for us to get into also.
It’s easy to go from one thing to another, isn’t it? However, it is very good habit to finish one thing before you start another. We see examples of this in the apostle Paul’s life.
Paul longed to come and see the believers in Spain, but he told them he couldn’t come until he FINISHED his current task which was to take contributions from the church to the poor believers in Jerusalem (Romans 15:28).
Paul asks the Galatians believers in Galatians 3:3 who were trying to gain their salvation by doing the works of the law? “Are you so foolish? Although you began with the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by human effort?”
We have to watch this too, don’t we? We can begin a project in the power of the Holy Spirit and gravitate to doing it by our own human effort. God wants us to finish in the anointing of the Holy Spirit too.
It was Paul’s habit to complete and finish his missions. He states in Acts 20:24: “But none of these things move me (the fact they he was going to face prison and afflictions), neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might FINISH my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus.”
Toward the close of his life he confesses in 2 Timothy 4:7: “I have fought the good fight, I have FINISHED the race, I have kept the faith.”
JESUS also finished the work God gave Him to do.
John 4:34: “My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to FINISH His work.”
John 17:4: “I have FINISHED the work which thou gavest me to do.”
John 19:30: “Jesus said, It is FINISHED: and he bowed his and gave up the ghost.”
May we also be task finishers.
Blessings to you today,
Nancy Campbell