GALATIANS 2:8

“(for He who was at work for Peter in his apostleship to the circumcised was at work for me also to the Gentiles),”

I am not a finished product. I am reminded of a song that was popular in the 70’s entitled, “He’s Still Workin’ on Me.” Here are some of the lyrics:

There really ought to be a sign upon my heart
Don’t judge him yet, there’s an unfinished part
But I’ll be better just according to His plan
Fashioned by the Master’s loving hands

He’s still working on me
To make me what I need to be
It took him just a week to make the moon and stars
The sun and the earth and Jupiter and Mars
How loving and patient He must be
‘Cause He’s still workin’ on me

I believe Paul knew he wasn’t a finished product. The same God who had called Peter to the Jews had called him to the Gentiles. The message was the same – Jesus died to save mankind from their sins. As educated as Paul was as a Pharisee, he knew it was God who had done the work in him necessary to deliver His message.

APPLICATION

It does not matter how you came to Christ; it was not anything you did to deserve it. You have not arrived. Neither have I. Philippians 2:13 tells us, “or it is God who is at work in you, both to desire and to work for His good pleasure.” Paul says again in Ephesians 2:10, “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.”

So, if God is at work in you and me, what is that for? For ourselves? Well, yes that’s true. But there is so much more to it. He wants to use His workmanship to accomplish so much in the world. Will you let Him use you?

Praise You, Lord, for working on me. I know I am not the easiest substance to mold sometimes.