I Am A Finely Crafted Creation

 

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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

Things work out, even very painful things, in His time.

I am His workmanship. That means He put thought and wisdom into making me. He knew what He was doing when He made me, when He saved me, and made me new. I am now a new creation.

I have heard many testimonies of people who got saved and still struggled with their hurts, habits, and hang-ups. But God kept working. Things work out, even very painful things, in His time.

I am His workmanship. Part of that is that He is teaching me, patiently.

Good works don't save me; He saved me so I could do them.

I was created for good works. But those good works don't save me. He saved me so I could do them. I used to get a cold feeling from that verse. Who wants to go around doing good works all the time? I thought.

The Adam in me rebelled against the notion. But the changed me wanted it. There is a struggle in my heart. I say struggle, but God is always there, working. He doesn't struggle; He works!

He has changed my attitude. Good works now sound to me like being on a spy mission. (That's how adolescent I am!) He says - Go do that. He empowers me to do things I had no idea I could do.

Plus, He prepared these good works for me. He has laid them out. I must keep an eye out for them.

Lord, open my eyes so I may see all these good works around me. Like that cell phone game where people go all over the community trying to pick them up. What if I and other believers searched for these good works that you have prepared for us. 

And may I not be jealous of someone else's good works but be fully satisfied with those you have laid out for me. Today. Lord, bring revival to us. Revive our hearts. Our prayers. Revive our desire to do good works. 

Blessed be the Name of the Lord.