For we are God’s workmanship, 
created in Christ Jesus to do good works, 
which God prepared in advance for us to do. 
Ephesians 2:10

We are God’s workmanship.  

We are the result of His labor, His handiwork.  

If you and I were to visit the Sistine Chapel, tilt our heads back, and gaze at the ceiling, we would know there was a gifted artist. We would praise the workmanship of Michelangelo. 

If we would travel to the Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. and behold the Apollo 11 space capsule, we would marvel at the work of NASA engineers to send men to the moon. We would praise their workmanship. 

And we should do the same when we look upon each human life: created by God, His workmanship. The finished product — its beauty, intricacy, and design — all point back to the brilliance of the artist/designer/engineer. Each was created for a purpose.  

We were created by God and in God’s image. And we were created for a purpose.  

When God set about creating the world, Genesis tells us He spread His work out over six days. At the conclusion of each day, He looked upon His workmanship for that day and declared it “good.” But on the sixth day, after creating man, He added an adverb as He looked upon His workmanship and declared, “very good.” 

Humans are the crown of His creation — everything else created for us to steward well and reign over.  

The verse above also notes that we were “created in Christ Jesus.” Jesus, as a member of the Godhead, was present and active in creation. He participated in the physical creation of man.  

But He is also responsible for our spiritual birth, as well. Offering Himself as the perfect sacrifice, His obedience to death makes our rebirth possible when we call on Him as our Savior. He provided our physical life at creation. His death makes our spiritual life possible.  

Ephesians 2:10 also makes it clear that we were created for a purpose: “to do good works.” Those good works are not ones we come up with, but work He put on our spiritual chore chart long before we were born. He has an assignment for each of us.  

In Genesis 12:3, we glean insight into God’s heart for the world: to bless all people. That prophecy to Abraham was ultimately fulfilled through his lineage with the physical birth of Jesus. Carrying the message of Jesus forward to a world that desperately needs the blessing He provides is part of our “good work” assignment. As those redeemed by Him, each of us has an assignment from Him.  

And here’s the amazing thing: not only did He prepare a unique work assignment for each of us, He also built each of us with everything we need to complete that assignment. Every gift and talent you have came from Him, and is to be used to complete the “good work” He laid out for you. Our gifts are not just for our own pleasure or advancement; their purpose is to make much of Him.  

Embracing the reality of this passage should leave us grateful and humbled, awed and amazed. The God of the universe has an assignment for you! If the Governor or even the Mayor called and said, “I have a job for you,” you might feel honored, chosen, and special.  The realization that the genius who not only thought up the world, but had the power to speak it into existence, has an assignment for you? That should get us excited and engaged.  

Oh, Lord, thank you for blessing us! We commit today to be fully used by you to complete our individual assignments. Make us a blessing! There’s still time join us for the rest of this month as we go back to basics with
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