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Christ's Masterpiece
"For we are God’s masterpiece, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10
Today you are not the masterpiece of some artist; you are the masterpiece of God. The Greek word that is translated as "masterpiece" is the word "poiema". It can be translated as a beautiful poem. You are a poetic statement of the glory of God. That is what your life should be, a poetic statement of the glory of God. Think of it this way, God wants to use this beautiful poem to speak love to someone that doesn't know him. Your poetic statement is someone else love poem from God.
In all of history, in all the span of time, God decided that this little slice; this twenty years, or eighty-two years, or ninety-one years, whatever you have on earth, God decided that in this moment in history, you would serve Him best. There was no better time for you to be born with your gifts, your talents, your skills, your personality, or your make-up. This was the best time in history for you to serve the Master and bring glory to Him.
Here's the problem, many people don't look at their life and see it as a poetic statement to someone else that can bring glory to God. Right now, as you look at your life you may think, "I don't feel like a masterpiece. After all I've done, I feel like I'm not good enough." Let me just say, it does not matter what you feel like, you are made new because of Christ. You are the masterpiece of God, created in Christ Jesus to do good works. That good work is for your to draw others to God through your poetic lifestyle.
However you may read this and think, “I want to believe it and I want to live it. I want to know the purpose for which I was created and I want to live according to the Master's purpose. I want my life to count and to give Him glory." If these are your thoughts, would you pray the following prayer?
PRAYER: God, help me overcome every insecurity this world has beat into me and help me to recognize that in Christ, I am a new creation with a new purpose. I am your masterpiece, created to bring glory to you. May I believe this truth. I pray that I would find comfort in the fact that, even though I may be going through something’s right now, I know that you're a Sovereign God and you're working in all things to bring about good. God, I am loved by you and I am called according to your purposes. God, I pray that I would step into your purpose, and have confidence that you have begun a good work in me, and you oh God, will carry it out to completion.
Today you are not the masterpiece of some artist; you are the masterpiece of God. The Greek word that is translated as "masterpiece" is the word "poiema". It can be translated as a beautiful poem. You are a poetic statement of the glory of God. That is what your life should be, a poetic statement of the glory of God. Think of it this way, God wants to use this beautiful poem to speak love to someone that doesn't know him. Your poetic statement is someone else love poem from God.
In all of history, in all the span of time, God decided that this little slice; this twenty years, or eighty-two years, or ninety-one years, whatever you have on earth, God decided that in this moment in history, you would serve Him best. There was no better time for you to be born with your gifts, your talents, your skills, your personality, or your make-up. This was the best time in history for you to serve the Master and bring glory to Him.
Here's the problem, many people don't look at their life and see it as a poetic statement to someone else that can bring glory to God. Right now, as you look at your life you may think, "I don't feel like a masterpiece. After all I've done, I feel like I'm not good enough." Let me just say, it does not matter what you feel like, you are made new because of Christ. You are the masterpiece of God, created in Christ Jesus to do good works. That good work is for your to draw others to God through your poetic lifestyle.
However you may read this and think, “I want to believe it and I want to live it. I want to know the purpose for which I was created and I want to live according to the Master's purpose. I want my life to count and to give Him glory." If these are your thoughts, would you pray the following prayer?
PRAYER: God, help me overcome every insecurity this world has beat into me and help me to recognize that in Christ, I am a new creation with a new purpose. I am your masterpiece, created to bring glory to you. May I believe this truth. I pray that I would find comfort in the fact that, even though I may be going through something’s right now, I know that you're a Sovereign God and you're working in all things to bring about good. God, I am loved by you and I am called according to your purposes. God, I pray that I would step into your purpose, and have confidence that you have begun a good work in me, and you oh God, will carry it out to completion.
