GOD WORKS FOR OUR BEST

Philippians 2.13 says that God works in us to will (desire and choose) and to do (carry out) of His good pleasure.

Paul wrote that God “energizes” us to become “energetic” in carrying out His will.

God works.....................(puts forth the effort)
in us to will ....................................(carry out)

and to do ...............................(make the effort) 

His good pleasure.......(what He wants for us).

It is God's “good pleasure” to empower us

to do His will.

 

He is “well pleased” when we do so!

His plan and purpose, His intention and goal, was decided on before the creation of the world: to redeem people who would experience and carry out His “good, pleasing, and perfect” will for the coming ages of eternity.  (Ro. 12.2; Eph. 2.7)

The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ

has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

For He chose us in Him before the creation of the world

to be holy and blameless in His sight...

adopted as His sons through Jesus Christ

in accordance with His pleasure and will.

Ephesians 1.3-5

Jesus begins by calling to all men, “Follow Me.” 

We who respond to this call soon learn, “Jesus loves me.”

Following, we soon begin to love Him and follow His leadership more and more.

 

We begin to experience His will in our lives here on earth as it is in Heaven--”good, pleasing, and perfect--fulfilling and satisfying.

God makes everything!--everything!--

work toward this end when we respond to His call.