…the reason you can persevere is that he’s persevering with you. You began a work, he’ll finish it. He doesn’t start something he doesn’t intend to finish. He’ll never leave you nor forsake you. He won’t give up on you. His relationship with you is marked by grace, which means you didn’t deserve it in the first place, so you’re not gonna do something so bad that you don’t deserve it ‘cause you didn’t deserve it in the first place. If you didn’t deserve it, and you still don’t deserve it, then it’s all of grace and he’s not going to give up and I know some of you are here and there’s sin in your life and folly, and you’ve walked away from God, and there’s rebellion and stupidity. And there’s all kinds of nonsense. And you are wondering, “Has God given up on me?”
Here’s the answer. “He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion. Promise.” God loves you and he’s not done with ‘ya. And you may wonder if you have worn out his grace, and the answer is no. You should repent and continue with Jesus. He is that good and he is always that good.
” —Mark Driscoll (Rebel’s Guide to Joy: Joy In Loneliness)
