God's Masterpiece
God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For 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 2:8-10 (NLT)
-Ephesians 2:8-10 (NLT)
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Son, I know I’ve told you many times that you are loved by God. This excerpt from Paul’s teaching is so amazing on many levels. God has a purpose in saving us that reaches beyond just forgiveness and eternal life. Or maybe better yet, the idea of being God’s masterpiece redefines eternal life for us. Eternal life isn’t just what we enter after we die. Eternal life begins when we surrender our lives to Christ. We are created anew so that we can do—how cool is that!
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August 16, 2019 - Sin and death vie for the position of being strongholds in our lives. I have been guilty of seeing a particular stronghold as a thorn in the flesh, similar to that to which Paul referred in his own life. That is such a lie from Satan! God would never leave us enslaved to sin in any way. Not to keep us humble nor to reign us in. Jesus died so that we might be totally and completely set free. God’s workmanship in us trumps any stronghold of the devil.
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What do you really believe about God’s power and all he meant when he made you? Believe. He loves you and has given you LIFE!
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I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms.
-Ephesians 1:19-20 (NLT)
-Ephesians 1:19-20 (NLT)
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