God's Workmanship

UV 3587/10000. God’s Workmanship For we are His workmanship ( His own master work, a work of art), created in Christ Jesus (reborn from above- spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used) for good works, which God prepared (for us) beforehand taking paths which He set), so that we would walk in them (living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us). Ephesians 2 v 10 A saved soul is a master design of the Lord. We are His handicraft and we are chiseled back to be the image of God. The first time, God created us in His image. This second time, He has redeemed us by the grace of Christ and transformed into His image in the course of our walk or life with Him. We are constantly being renewed in the image of Christ. This is an unceasing process. The Lord is working on us and in us with His awesome power and wisdom. He has a master plan for each of us as well as for all of us together as one body in Christ. We are like a master designer or painter’s work which once corrupted has not with a great deal of effort on the part of the designer or painter restored to its pristine glory. We cannot fail the Lord a second time. We are transformed to the extent we conform to the image of Christ and do not conform to the world. The Lord has redeemed us to do good works that bring glory to His name. He is preparing us to be citizens of heaven, the beneficiaries of eternal life. As citizens of the new Jerusalem, we are to conduct ourselves here on earth. We are to be in the world but not of the world. Our values and standards are those set by the Lord Jesus. The Holy Spirit is given to us as an Encourager to enable and empower us to live the spiritual life full of the fruit of love, joy and peace. We have obtained new life or eternal life or salvation by grace and we can also live this new life only by grace. The only thing needed on our part is our willing submission to the Lord and joyful obedience of His word. The word is dynamic, the work of God in our lives is dynamic while His purpose and will and standards are constant and unchanging. We should be available to the Lord for His use at anytime having availed of His grace both for redemption and for redeemed living. His indwelling presence will go with us and give us not only rest but also the best. On our part, we should resolve to do our utmost, our best to be good ambassadors, representatives, spokesmen of God on earth. When we speak the word of God, we exercise the authority or power of God. We can speak it into the various situations and challenges we face in life. Whatever we think, speak or do should be worthy of God and of Christ.