Work

“Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God who is working in you, enabling you both to will and to act for His good purpose.” ~Philippians 2:12b-13 HCSB

For a long time I struggled with the verse, especially “work out your own salvation with fear and trembling”.  I have always hit this particular part and my mind fixated on it.  The thought that I had to work out my own salvation does make me tremble!  I’m a sinner, who is incapable of anything of God on my own!  That scares me, really scares me and it should scare you.  But for some reason I never made the connection to verse 13 until now.  

The reason we work out our own salvation with fear and trembling is because in actuality it is God who at work in us!  The God of the universe is enabling us to do His good and perfect will for His good and perfect purposes.  He is the one to whom we owe everything!  He is at work in us and through us and this fact should cause us to fall to our knees in thanksgiving with fear and trembling!  Because without Him we are nothing and we are dead in sin.  The beautiful thing we must hold on to is God has not abandoned us in this life, but enables us to work through what we face.  

Lord thank you for working in our lives.  Thank you for enabling us to overcome those things in life that hinder our walk with you.  I am so thankful you never leave us but work through and with us to accomplish your will and purpose. Lord help me to trust you more and put all of my faith in you!  Amen