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Col. 4:17
And say to Archippus, "Be sure to carry out the work the Lord gave you."



I always love to start something, and I love to finish something with a sense of accomplishment, where I struggle is in the middle where the work gets done. Are you like that? Got a lot of projects around the house that were started but never finished? In a perfect world we may be able to see the completion of a project never worked, but we are not there yet.
We love the excitement of starting a new project, and we love the reward from the finished job but we will never see the reward with out the work.
Do you do that with Gods assignments too?

Paul encouraged Archippus to make sure that he completed the work he had received in the Lord. There are many ways for us to leave our work unfinished. We can easily get sidetracked morally, we can become exhausted and stop, we can get mad and quit, or we can let it slide and leave it up to others. We should see to it that we finish God’s assignments, completing the work we have received.


2 Tim. 4:5
But you should keep a clear mind in every situation. Don't be afraid of suffering for the Lord. Work at bringing others to Christ. Complete the ministry God has given you.


To keep cool when you are jarred and jolted by people or circumstances, don’t react quickly. In any work of ministry that you undertake, keeping your head makes you morally alert to temptation, resistant to pressure, and vigilant when facing heavy responsibility.

As he neared the end of his life, Paul could confidently say he had been faithful to his call. Thus he faced death calmly, knowing that he would be rewarded by Christ. Is your life preparing you for death? Do you share Paul’s confident expectation of meeting Christ? The good news is that the heavenly reward is not just for giants of the faith, like Paul, but for all who are eagerly looking forward to Jesus’ second coming. Paul gave these words to encourage Timothy, and us, that no matter how difficult the fight seems—keep fighting. When we are with Jesus Christ, we will discover that it was all worth it.