The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in Ephesians 2:10,
"We are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."
Paul is careful to point out that all God does is not done "on a whim". God didn't just get up in the morning and decide to scrap what he had been doing through Israel, the Mosiac law and the temple and replace it all with the apostles, the gospel and the church. These things were "prepared in advance". God chose the faithful for himself "before the creation of the world", 1:4. He predestined the faithful to be adopted as his children (as opposed to just making them subjects in his kingdom), 1:5. God predestined that believers would be "for the praise of his glory", 1:11-12. All we see God doing in the New Testament had its origin with God long before the events of the Old Testament, even the creation of the world!
What Paul refers to in Ephesians 2:10 is that God has a purpose for us. God has some things he has prepared for us to do. We are simply not placed in life to dangle in the wind. As his creation we have a part to play in his grand design, God's scheme of things. Here is where we find fulfillment of our lives. Here is where the richness of a life well lived is enjoyed. Here is where real purpose and meaning in life is found.
Our wonderful Creator created us in his own image and then partners with those who are his to carry out his agenda. We participate in and with the intelligent force that drives the cosmos, God himself. What are the things God has for us to do? All I need do is open my Bible and read all about it!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
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