“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:10 NAS95)
Paul has just emphatically stated that salvation is the work of God alone (2:8-9), it is a gift and not something we have earned. He now takes it a step further and declares that we are now God’s workmanship (poiema, work of art; masterpiece). This word occurs only twice in the New Testament and is used to describe the great and marvelous works of God. It is also where we derive the word, “poem.” You are God’s poem, His song. You are an artistic creation of surpassing beauty and designed for a purpose.
As amazing and mysterious as it is, God planned our good works in advance, fashioned them from eternity, and ordained that we would walk in them. We have the unspeakable privilege and responsibility of being “God's fellow workers" (1Corinthians 3:9).
God has chosen to bless others uniquely through you, and you can do what no one else can do. You are God’s masterpiece, His poem, His song. Allow Him to sing through you today.
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