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A WORD OF BLESSING FROM THE UK Dr. PHILIP EGGLESTONE “PBPGINFWMY” Philip. 1:6 Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. You too may have a steel bar in your garage and at first sight you may look at it and see nothing to it. Others may see your steel bar as having a limited use at best. A blacksmith sees this as a £5 horseshoe. A manufacturer sees this as £200 worth of sewing needles. A watch maker can turn this into springs for a £2000 Rolex Watch. It depends whose eyes behold it and whose hands touch it. Others may sometimes look at us like the steel bar; limited use at best… BUT God sees this as an unlimited piece of material that can be used to be anything and or make anything. The only limits are the ones we place on God. Look at King David in the Old Testament. Before he became King, David’s family saw him as a bar of steel and nothing more. They never saw him more than a little brother, a sheep herder, a pretty boy, the youngest, the smallest. David’s father overlooked him, His brothers overlooked him. Prophet Samuel overlooked him. Goliath overlooked him. They saw him as a cheap bar of steel at best. BUT God saw more than that. He saw character, integrity, humility. He saw heart! “What does Jesus see in you?” Others can overlook or overstate your importance, not Jesus. The Lord knows your life. He has seen what you have been through, things others may never know. He has seen your heart when others would not look at you. Others saw David and may see you as a finished project; God saw David “as being under construction”! Or look at the Apostle Paul: Others saw him as a murderer, a trouble maker, a rebel. Even the disciples could not believe he was saved. Jesus saw Paul as a leader, a follower, He saw his heart. The truth is everyone of us is “under construction.” However, being ‘under construction’ is not an excuse to do what we want. To be under construction means to be pliable, workable, obedient, submissive. God wants to fashion our lives according to his image, power, and purpose. We will never be who we are supposed to be without Christ. Some say: “I’m who I am because of hard work, dedication, education, experience. Truth is, Jesus can use these things in our life, but He is the one that moulds us, and shapes us. Family, friends, co-workers may say ‘you can’t do it, and never can’. Thank God, He says ‘you can’! AND He created us, so He should have the final say! I’ve seen these letters “PBPGINFWMY” on badges. It means Please Be Patient God Is Not Finished With Me Yet. God sees us as being ‘under construction’ …. Let’s see each other in this way, and encourage each other as we grow into what God wants us to become. |
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