Philippians 2:13
For it is God --
Not us, this is at His initiative, not ours.
Who is at work in you --
God is doing something inside us.
Both to will --
God puts the "want to" into our minds and emotions for us to desire what He wants for us.
And to work --
God also gives us the power, authority and ability to do the things He wants us to do, through His Spirit; things we could never accomplish on our own.
For His good pleasure. --
God is good, and how God planned and designed this Universe and this World to work is for our good. When He sees what He made operating well, that gives Him pleasure. When we do the things He planned for us to accomplish in His strength, then He is "having fun with His toy" (Big Boys have Big Toys), deriving pleasure, and we get the benefits.
Isn't it wonderful how God designed this Earth to function, and when we follow His rules for living, the result is beneficial to us here in this life; and God will even reward us eternally for doing what He enables us to do here. He is such a Good God!
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
