June 29, 2026 4:00 am
God works in us to will and to do of His good pleasure, providing the energy to produce good works and increasing in the knowledge of God. Our objective is to walk worthy of the Lord, being fruitful in every good work and strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power.
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Welcome to the Days of Praise podcast, a daily devotional by the Institute for Creation Research. Doing God's Pleasure. Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling for it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure. Philippians, two, twelve, and thirteen. Oh.
With an unusual play on words in this passage we are told to give our salvation a workout. The Greek word is katergatsomai, an interesting compound word that means to perform. When we are told that God is working in us, the Greek word is energeo, which is the energy to do work. Paul puts it this way.
Now unto him that is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh, or inergeio, in us. This energizing is an internal and spiritual resource, demonstrated most poignantly by the exceeding greatness of His power to usward who believe, according to the working of His mighty power, which He wrought in Christ when He raised Him from the dead. Since the energy to produce comes from the same Creator who saved us by grace, He has every right to expect us to will and to do of His good pleasure. Peter taught us that God provided all things that pertain unto life and godliness. the Thessalonian church was told that the word of God effectually worketh also in you that believe.
And of course, all Scripture is profitable that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works. Our objective, having been supernaturally supplied by the One who saved us, is to walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God, strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, unto all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness. Colossians 1, 10 and 11. If you've enjoyed today's devotional, be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate and review so more listeners can find us.
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