THE FINISHING GRACE

Text: Deut 3325, Philip 1:6, 2 Chronicle 24:1-23

God is called the author and finisher of our faith. He is not only giving us grace to start but He also give you the grace to finish. It is not how you start, but it is how you finish. Because finishing well is just as important as starting well, so it takes a lot of effort to start things but finishing it is what could be difficult.

Any young lady can have a baby but it takes a mother to really raise that child. Any two people can get married but it takes commitment to stick together for it to work. Anyone can have a dream but it takes

determination, perseverance, a made up mind to see it come to pass. The question now is not how will you start, but how will you finish it. Too many people start off very good this year, they had big dreams for the year and excited future for their year but along the way they have some setback which takes longer than they thought so they get discourage and give up.

This morning I have come to remind you that our God is called the author and finisher of our faith, He is not only giving you the grace to start; but He is giving us the grace to finish. The race is not for the swift or strong but to those who endure to the end. No matter what you have left undone in 2017, the finisher of our faith will complete if for you in the name of Jesus.

Tell someone close to you “I am moving to my finishing line, how about you” I pray for you, the God who gave you grace to start will also give you the grace to finish well in the name of Jesus.

Why? It is because the God who started the great work in you will bring it to a flourishing finish on Christ appearance.

PRAYER

1.       Oh! Lord, I receive fresh grace to finish strong or well.

2.       Every power programmed to prevent me from finishing well be destroyed by fire

Every death programmed to trap my life this year be buried in your own grave.