Jesus the author...

I have often wondered what this passage means. But I do understand what is involved as a writer, editor, and publisher.

An idea can meander through my brain for days, maybe months, before I commit the words to paper.

Writing the ideas in a sensible order MAY be straightforward - for the first draft. But then there’s the rewrite ... reread, rework, rewrite .. and so on the creative polishing process goes.

This can be painful as my wonderfully woven ideas get cut out by the editor’s knife. But I persist ‘til it’s done.

I get a picture of an immensely patient God reworking each of us, His creation.

Jesus is the author, editor, finisher, and perfecter of our faith.  - jmw 5/98

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us
throw off every thing that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us
run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us
fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith...
[Hebrews 12:1-3]

Thanks for visiting my journal..

I am so glad that you are involved in this vital and important ministry of MOPS!! We have a MOPS ministry operating at our church too.. I went for awhile when my youngest was in pre-school!!

I am glad Jesus perfects and is the author of our faith.. we just have to make sure we give Him something to work with!! Meaning we are constantly in the Word.. for faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God.. If we do this.. Jesus does all the rest!! How great for us to know He will not let us go till we are in made perfect and every work in us is completed..

A precious friend in our bible study group shared this verse a long time ago.. and it stuck with me ever since..

Philippians 1:6
being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

God bless you always.. ((Hugs)) from a Christian sister through Jesus.. Sharon