God’s Masterpiece – That’s Who I Am

God’s Masterpiece – That’s Who I Am

As this new year rolls out I’ve been reflecting on some of the basics that have given me life and hope through the years.

My own life and the work of Partners in Hope is founded on this verse from the Bible that describes our value and what gives our life meaning and purpose.

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 2:10

This speaks to me of course of God’s hand on my life.  That’s very personal.  It also speaks to me of the care and thought and creativity that God has put into my life – and yours. 

For someone to produce a masterpiece they must take time and effort and give great thought and skill to the project.  We have all of that woven into our being from the Living God. 

God gives us all we need so we can live in goodness and do the wonderful things that He has prepared for us to do each and every day. He invites us to receive all we need today - not try to produce it.  We can’t hope to produce enough but God is willing and able to provide every good thing we need today. 

Wherever you are in your journey of experiencing the wonderful life God created You to live, I encourage you to open your heart to more because God has more and He’s willing to share it with you today.

Heavenly Father, you are such a good good father.  We often don’t know that for some time because so many other things twist and cloud truth in our hearts. 

Thank you today for being God, our creator.  Thank you for the very personal way You gave thought, creativity, and love to bringing each one of us into being. 

Thank you for preparing in advance all that we would need so we could be meaningfully involved in good things today that bless others and give us deep satisfaction.  

Come and fill us with Your hope, Your encouragement, Your healing today.  You said we’d have trouble in this world but that You had overcome the world and with You living in us that means that we can overcome every difficult thing in our lives, in Your power.

When what we think is different from what You say, God, we know that You are right and we are wrong and so we want to discard every wrong thought we’ve been having about ourselves and our journey of life. 

Who you say we are is all that matters and that gives us a foundation for positive living going forward.

As we move into 2023 we want to trust You for our best days with You, living as Your masterpiece, created in Christ Jesus to do good work that you prepared in advance for us to do.