Philippians 2:12-13 NIV Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.
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Watched my son working the extra credit on his math page last night. He said it wasn't terrible; it was just that he was nearly out of brain cells. Looked hard to me, though.
If read as an individual, working out my salvation with fear and trembling reads like a tough homework assignment. (Math certainly has that affect on me). But (to beat a dead horse) "your" is plural. Where believers associate in common faith and practice, we are working it out together; in community, each doing what we do best. And God is at work too, seeing to it His Will and purpose get done.
I feel better now. With this info, I can face the Day.
Father, though we are spread out today, please use us as one body, working out our salvation, accomplishing your purposes. In Jesus. Amen.
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