A Daily Devotion for Wednesday, August 9
- ontrakk
- Aug 9, 2023
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Ephesians 2:10
For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
This verse got me thinking in a direction I had not explored in the past. Before this verse, I had always thought of God sending Jesus to "look like us" in order to be able to best teach us, and reach people in a way they could accept and understand. But, if we were created in God's image, and Jesus was part of creation, it is we who look like Jesus, and not Jesus who looks like us! So, our identity in Christ includes the physical. The good works God has prepared for us to do are works we can (and should strive to) achieve, as physical beings.
Holy Lord, you have made me in your own image, and I honor this physical aspect of myself. Help me to see and accomplish the works you have planned for me. Amen
Becky, transforming
Ephesians 2:10
He has created us so we can do good things. Some people question that they don’t know what God has planned for them, I’m not sure it matters as long as we do what we do with kindness and love and in his name.
Prayer: Gracious God, In all I do, may I always do it for you and with love. Amen
Identity in Christ
Ephesians 2:10
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
The key word for me in this scripture is Workmanship. It refers to more than the results of the creation; it also refers to the degree of skill with which the product is made. That degree of skill recognizes the value to the item made. For example, we could say, That vase is of excellent workmanship.The vase itself is lovely, but its value is determined from the talents of the one who designed and produced it. So workmanship may be a more appropriate term than either masterpiece or handiwork. Because of the emphasi…