06/11/2017
Did you know that you’re God’s masterpiece in the making? God didn’t save you just so He could take you to heaven. He has created you for so much more. He created you spiritually and physically different than anyone else because He has a specific and unique purpose for your life.
For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.(Ephesians 2:10)
God has a calling for you to accomplish the "good works" that He prepared for you to do that no one else could do. In fact, God has an assignment for you on earth with only your name on it!
But in order to accomplish those works and fulfill His purpose and goal for our life, first we need to know who we are in Christ. When we receive Christ into our lives, the Bible says we become a "new creation" and we have a new identity in Christ. We receive a spiritual inheritance as God’s adopted sons or daughters, and we are fully loved and accepted by God. There is nothing we can do to earn this. It’s solely by His grace that we are saved.
And as God’s children, we are expected to walk in a manner worthy of our calling that we’ve received, completely humble and gentle; being patient, bearing with one another in love. (Eph. 4:1-2) “We are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” (Ephesians 2:10 NLT) The reason you have value is because of what God says about you, not because of what other people say about you.
If God wanted you to be somebody else, you wouldn’t exist. But he wanted you! He made you to be you. Real self-esteem comes from three facts:
God created you.
Jesus died for you.
God’s Spirit lives in you. The Bible says, “We are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago” (Ephesians 2:10 NLT). God says, “You’re my poem. You’re my masterpiece. I don’t want you copying somebody else. I’ve put gifts in you — heart, abilities, personality, and experiences — and I want you to use them.” You have worth because of what God says about you and has done for you. (☝️Press comment for more ...)