Until Completion...

A father brings his child to the shopping mall and shops around for groceries at the hypermarket. The kid was thrilled and began running all over the place. Running, and running, and running, and then she stops. She turns around and does not see her father there! She panics. "Daddy, where are you??" is the thought that went through her mind. Fear began to creep into her heart. Tears began to flow down her cheek. "Daddy doesn't want me anymore!!" She frantically walks all over the place looking for her daddy. Finally, she sits down and begins to cry. Daddy comes from behind, picks her up, and gives her a tight hug. "Daddy..." said the kid. "where were you when I needed you? Why did you leave me alone??" Daddy looked at the kid and smiled, "I have never left you, my dear... I was always with you, watching you from afar... waiting for the time you would not run off on your own but look for me..."

God is the same too, and the psalmist David knew it. Take some time to read and reflect upon Psalm 138. As you read Psalm 138, you will see how David recognize the greatness of God and his response toward God's greatness. He then writes about how he stands in awe that the great and mighty God would care for him, a lowly human being. More than just notice him, God even takes care of his every need and protects him.

Psalm 138:8 writes: "The Lord avenges me. O Lord, your loyal love endures. Do not abandon those whom you have made!" The NIV phrases it this way: "The LORD will vindicate me; your love, LORD, endures forever— do not abandon the works of your hands." David, knowing the greatness of God and that God takes care of his very needs, know beyond the shadow of doubt that God WILL vindicate him BECAUSE God's love endures forever. Whatever God has begun, God will not just forget about it, nor will He just leave it there unfinished (like some construction sites~ LOL~). Whether it is the work of salvation, or the work of meeting a need, or just a work on making us to be more and more like Christ, one thing is for sure: God will see it to completion! What is one area of your life that God is working on now? Open up yourself to hear what the Holy Spirit wants to say to you about areas of your life and work with the Holy Spirit to be more and more like Christ!

[Make an intentional effort today to do something for someone you are not familiar with, or even better, who is not part of the "in" group and ask yourself, WWJD - What would Jesus do if He were here now. Treat the person to a meal? Chat with that person over a meal to know the person better? Whatever it may be, do something that will show the love of God as written above to someone who needs it! WWJD]