His Workmanship 4
Ephesians 2:10: For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Philippians 2:12: Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
2 Corinthians 3:5: Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
Hebrews 13:20: Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
1 Corinthians 10:31b: whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
We are His workmanship and His workmanship on us and in us enables us to do what He wants us to do with our lives. He has a purpose for His workmanship and we should have a purpose for our works.
This article was written by George Whitten. You may subscribe to his free daily email devotionals at worthybrief@worthynetwork.com.
You are priceless!
1 Corinthians 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God*s.
A few years ago, there was a fascinating article in Bloomberg about how the prices of some paintings are falling rapidly. As I read the article I wondered just how much paintings actually go for.
The most expensive painting according to Wikipedia was sold for over $300 million dollars. It*s called Interchange by Willem de Kooning. I thought -- wow that*s a lot of money. Then there was another painting called Number 17A by Jackson Pollock that was sold for over $200 million dollars!
As I perused Pollock*s collection, (I*m no art connoisseur) the paintings looked like a bunch of house painters* drop cloths that were hung on the wall. Honestly, to me they just looked like a mess -- yet people have paid millions of dollars for these works!
That got me to thinking -- what is a human life worth? To some uninformed or cynical eyes, human beings are just a mess of useless eaters (a phrase used by Henry Kissinger to describe the elderly) ... but we know that every human life is extremely valuable because God was willing to pay the highest price for it. He gave His Son for your life -- declaring its value in His own precious blood!
So while you may feel, or even look like a house painter*s drop cloth, in God*s economy -- the only one that matters -- you are priceless, of inestimable value!
Live your life in the Father*s estimation of its value. You are a precious piece in His collection. His valuation of you is filled with loving purpose -- let it sink in -- you are precious, worth more than many sparrows; bought and paid for by the King of Kings whose taste is impeccable!
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