“…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.” Philippians 1:6
“Being confident” indicates that Paul had become convinced some time in the past that God would complete His good work among the Philippians. The description “in you” is a plural pronoun, which means that the good work that God was doing was taking place “among” the believers rather than in any isolated believer.
The phrase “carry it on to completion” is essentially another promise from God. When Jesus had completed His work of redemption, He said on the cross, “It is finished.” Here Paul uses a related word to assure Christians that God will also complete the work of redemption in our lives.
The word “until” can also be translated “as far as,” which expresses progress toward a goal and indicates that a time is coming when God will completely finish His work among the Philippian Christians.
“The day of Christ Jesus” is when Christ will return to judge the living and the dead. This phrase refers to a time (not a 24-hour day) in which God will dramatically reveal and execute His judgment by condemning the wicked and delivering the righteous. The prophets often used this phrase with reference to the end of history. Note that this judgment is not for salvation, but is a when Christ will judge nonbelievers and evaluate the lives of believers. One is judged for salvation based on faith and trust in Jesus Christ alone at our death.
God welcomes our prayer always, and we can be confident that God will complete the good work He has begun in us. Christ’s righteousness is abundantly available to us in His Word.
God’s blessings on your day…