I (We) are God’s Workmanship
Ephesians 2:10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
A few posts back, I wrote about God’s grace at work in my work. I have been meditating on that for awhile and the above verse.
I am amazed that as I am stewarding many things and people, God is working on me. He has prepared work for me to do. Every task, every relationship, God has prepared in advance specifically for me to do- unto His glory.
I am God’s workmanship, not just the work that he has for me to do. I am a work for him. Get it? As I grow in Christ, repent, mature, suffer, experience abundant grace in my life, I am a work.
It is interesting, I despise feeling like a “project” and am aware when I have made people “projects” in my life- out of a sinful place of self-righteousness. I don’t want to be anyone’s project! Yet, as a child of the King, I am his project, that is what being made holy is all about.
As I ponder, being God’s workmanship, I am humbled that I am far from being a finished project. God sees me and He sees much sin still.
The awesome news is: that when God sees me He doesn’t see just me, He sees Christ over me. He is my identity and His righteousness is MINE. The pressure is off! GOD doesn’t see just a work in progress- a continual project (me)- God sees Christ a finished work (because of the miraculous work on the cross) for me.
I love that I am a project, now. I pray that as I work on my smaller projects here on earth- I will continue to be humbled by this truth.
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Good thoughts. I know what you mean about being “the project”. It’s humbling. Glad you are back to writing.
Keep writing! This is all very encouraging. I especially loved the entry on interruptions below. Press on, my friend!