TUESDAY April 30, 2024
We Are God’s Workmanship
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
Ephesians 2:10
Paul taught the believers in Ephesus that they were God’s workmanship. The word workmanship in the Greek language is the word poiema. This is where we get our English word “poem.” The word workmanship can also mean that we are God’s “work of art” or His “masterpiece.” In His hands, our lives become something of such beauty. As we are now in Christ, when others look at what God has masterfully done in our lives, they will give Him the glory.
A number of people feel discontented when looking in the mirror at their reflection. Perhaps they do not like their nose or something else they feel is a flaw. God sees us so differently. He does not differentiate between the tall or small, the handsome or the plain-looking person. He looks at the heart. As Christians, we have become His sons and daughters, and we have no need to be insecure about our outward appearance.
It is important to understand that we first need to learn how rich we are in Christ. Once we become grounded in His Word, we are to become active in the work He has called us to do. Listen, God has created us for good works! He wants you to be productive in your Christian life. Get involved, and do not remain inactive. People can see us as the trophy of Jesus Christ as we serve Him.
The word prepared means “ordained.” God has ordained a course for your life––a preordained plan. There is something God wants you to do. This good work is for you to do specifically––not for anyone else. He desires to use you to manifest His grace, love and mercy to many lost people living in a world of spiritual darkness.
God neither chose them or called them because they were holy, but He called them that they might be holy, and holiness is the beauty produced by His workmanship in them.
~C.H Spurgeon~
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