JUN 29

Hebrews 13:20-21
Memorise Hebrews 13:21
“...perfect in every good work to do his will...”

Do these verses sound familiar to you? They should! You must have heard them being read at the end of worship services, as a form of benediction (a formal blessing) by the pastor! What wonderful verses they are. They are the perfect answer when you say, “but following God’s will is so hard”. Read these verses slowly, and think through. In it we see a wonderful promise from God that will assure us in our quest to follow His will. Focusing on verse 21, see the work of God that will take place in every believer. Firstly He will ‘make you perfect in every good work to do His will’. The phrase ‘make you perfect’ has the idea of to mend, repair or to make complete. This describes the process whereby God through the power of His Holy Spirit, strengthens us to enable us to obey His will. As His beloved children, God will continue to work on us, to sanctify us and equip us for the spiritual challenges that await us. Everything that happens in our lives are experiences that are specifically crafted by God so that daily we can be further ‘mended’ spiritually, such that we can be moulded into the person that He wants us to be.

Secondly, God is ‘working in you that which is wellpleasing in His sight’. As a potter works on his clay, God is like a master craftsman, and we are His subjects. He is working in us, transforming us and fashioning us to become servants who are well pleasing in His sight, able to bring glory to Him. Thus we realize that God is the one doing all this. Yes, by ourselves we may feel like it is so difficult to obey God and to do His bidding. But we must remember that we are never left alone. God will never give up on us, but will guide us, strengthen us and equip us to do His will. What we have to do is to yield ourselves to Him, and allow Him to take control of our lives.

Thought: God has “high expectations” of us, but He is also ready to give us the power to achieve these expectations.
Prayer: Lord, may You guide us and strengthen us to do Thy will in all that we do.