"Good work" means believing in the Lord Jesus Christ.

What is "good work"? 🤔❓️

It is the good work (evangelism, giving alms, intercession, and prayer) that continues from the time we believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and are born again until the present day, and will eventually lead to the time of completion.

The "time of completion" is the time of Jesus Christ's second coming.

...When all people are judged at the time of Jesus Christ's second coming,
He will complete believers as saints... and make them stand before Jesus Christ as people of God's kingdom!

...This shows that he had a long-term perspective on the life of faith!

...He will "complete" us.

Through various trials, our faith is refined.

Like polishing a rough diamond 💎, it shines with exquisite brilliance 💍✨ as it is polished.

...The value of faith...is refined and begins to shine.

…When you are being sharpened…it is painful.

You feel pain❗️.

But eventually, when you stand before Jesus,

Jesus will reward you greatly.

Both I and you are still only halfway there, but let us walk forward together.

Shalom 😃

This page archives a Morning Word message shared by Pastor Peter Sunagawa on LINE. The English prose is a translation of the Japanese source message. For Scripture wording, use the BSB link above.