GOD
Good is good and all good begins in Him. Our nature is weak and seems bent on wrong so we can't rely on ourselves. We can't do good apart from God, so we have to rely on God. If we have come to God in faith then He is with us and has a partnership in our lives as we have a partnership in His kingdom. By faith, God becomes the source in our lives that enables us to do good.
WORK
God has a purpose in our lives and He is working in us to bring it about. For this verse to say, He is working in us, suggests He is active in our lives. It suggests He has a purpose in this work in us. Work suggests progress is made and construction is on the way. Work is sometimes hard, uncomfortable, and inconvenient, yet it should be a reassurance to us that God is working in us.
IN US
His work is not just to build up a nice cozy lifestyle but He is working inside of us, in our minds, and hearts to make something new. He is changing or renovating us. He has a process that will bring out a change in the very nature of who we are.
OUR WILL
God is changing our desires. He is trying to make us less selfish and more generous, less angry, and more peaceful, less haughty, and more humble and He is doing many other things in our lives. The biggest thing He is doing is to give us a willingness to do good, He is working in our hearts to have not only a willingness but a willfulness to do good.
ACT
Our actions follow our thoughts, when our wills are given to God our acts will be given to Him also. Good intentions are nice but it is the acts that demonstrate the power of God in our lives.
HIS GOOD PLEASURE
In each of our lives, God has a good purpose and a plan that he is fulfilling within us for our good. We can be confident and rejoice in His work in our lives.
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(c)Adron Dozat 3/5/13
