Let God Construct You!
"He who has begun a good work in you
will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ."
Philippians 1: 6
George W. Bush was not doing well as a young man. He was
drinking heavily and was lost in
life. One day he went for a walk
with evangelist Billy Graham. He asked if reading a Bible would
make him a better person. “He told me about one of the Bible’s
most fundamental lessons,” as
"One should strive to be better,
but we’re all sinners who earn God’s love not through our good
deeds, but through His grace.”
Shortly after, Bush received the
gift from Graham, a copy of The Living Bible. “He had inscribed
it and included a reference to Philippians 1:6: ‘And I am certain
that God, who began the good work
within you, will continue
his work until it is finally finished
on the day when
Christ Jesus
returns.’'
That began a dramatic change in Bush’s life.
It does for all of us. We can never improve
ourselves in any lasting, or significant way
without the grace of God. We need for Him
to begin a good work in us. Then we need
to remember that the One who started His
work will finish it.
Be patient.
God is not finished with you yet.
"Every human being is under
construction from conception to death."
Billy Graham
