It Is God
Who Is At Work
In You
Therefore, my beloved, just as you
have always obeyed me, not only in my presence, but much more now in my
absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who
is at work in you, enabling you both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
Do all things without murmuring and
arguing, so that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without
blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine
like stars in the world. It is by your holding fast to the word of life that I
can boast on the day of Christ that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.
Philippians
2:12-16
Crookedness refers to the means by which people accomplish their objectives – doing whatever it takes to get what they want. Shortcuts to success are applauded. Some even boast about how they circumvent the law.
We may sometimes get hurt by the
crooked behavior and distorted thinking of people.
is God’s way for a
crooked generation.
Our Daily
Bread –