3~I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
4~Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,
5~For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;
6~Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
7~Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.
Philippians 1:6

When I think of the word confident I usually think of being self-assured or certain about something… in a self-centered way. But here, our confidence is NOT in self! Our confidence is [and should only be] found in the work that Jesus has done and will do!.

We can be completely assured that Jesus’ work on the cross was enough for our salvation.

We can be certain that He has begun and will continue a good work in and through each of our lives.

We can walk through the day, not in self-centered optimism that the world proclaims, but in the humble, hopeful certainty that God is with us and Jesus is doing a work through us… to make us more in His image.

3~I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
4~Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,
5~For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;
6~Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
7~Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.
Philippians 1:6

When I think of the word confident I usually think of being self-assured or certain about something… in a self-centered way. But here, our confidence is NOT in self! Our confidence is [and should only be] found in the work that Jesus has done and will do!.

We can be completely assured that Jesus’ work on the cross was enough for our salvation.

We can be certain that He has begun and will continue a good work in and through each of our lives.

We can walk through the day, not in self-centered optimism that the world proclaims, but in the humble, hopeful certainty that God is with us and Jesus is doing a work through us… to make us more in His image.