“For you know the
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he
became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich. And here is my
judgment about what is best for you in this matter. Last year you were the first
not only to give but also to have the desire to do so. Now finish the work, so
that your eager willingness to do it may be matched by your completion of it,
according to your means” (2 Corinthians 8:9-11).
Do you have a vision
from God that you believe with all your heart? Is it something into which you
have poured your heart and soul? Have you not seen the work of your hands bring
you closer to that vision? Perhaps you have become weary because of constant
struggle to attain that vision. You were the one to whom God imparted the
vision. You were the first to get it started. “Now finish the work” Paul writes,
“according to your means.” You can only finish to the best of your ability
according to what you have been given. God's perfect will is for the vision to
be completed, but you can't make a vision happen.... even from all you have done
to inspire others to catch your vision. If you have given the work your very
best, God will do one of two things. He will bring it to completion with the
support you have around you, or he will give you another means to achieve it. It
is His promise for the work to be completed.
The sacrifice of
Jesus Christ has made you rich in purpose. He is your reason, and He is your
life. You will see the vision completed.
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