You Are God's Masterpiece

“For we are His workmanship [masterpiece], created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” - Ephesians 2:10

You are amazing! You were knit together in your mother’s womb by God. You were made exactly as you are on purpose, and God doesn’t make mistakes. All of the days of your life were laid before the Lord; every step you would take, mistake you would make, the ups, the downs… they were all there in microscopic detail. And yet, His thoughts towards you are precious and unending. You are a marvelous work and wonderfully made! (Psalm 139:13-18)

You are God’s masterpiece! You are truly extraordinary in Christ.

However, the word “masterpiece” (in the modern sense) isn’t applicable in this verse as meaning an “extraordinary” or “exceptional” work of art. It is only applicable in this verse from its original meaning.

From early history through the time of the Renaissance, the idea of “masterpiece” didn’t mean an artist’s best or most famous work. Artists were trained as apprentices. They would work under a master who would school them in the application of techniques to render their art. Once they were deemed to be commendable, the apprentice would produce a piece solely by their own hand to present to the guild as their “master piece.” The guild would then decide whether their work entitled them to be a master artist or not.

This is the meaning of “workmanship” or “masterpiece” in Ephesians 2:10. It does nothing to undermine the unique and extraordinary creation you are in Christ. In fact, it adds depth to it.

God’s masterpiece is the creation of all that exists. The fact that you were created within that masterpiece is amazing. God doesn’t just go with the flow and try to fix things as they happen. He is not subject to happenstance.

As Ephesians 1:3-4 states, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love.” You were in God’s thoughts and plans before the Word of creation was spoken into being.

You didn’t just happen. You didn’t just filter out of the muck of history. God planned on you being born and living in this moment of time for His purpose. You were part of the plan from the very beginning. You were included in His masterpiece; His initial and final work.

God’s plan is not to find a way to include you. He deemed from the very beginning that you would be born at this moment in history, for this time. The only question that remains is whether we will walk through this moment as the child of God He created us to be, or in the flesh. Make no mistake, we were “created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” Yet, we still have the choice as to how we walk.

Every stroke in a masterpiece is essential! Every step you take is critical. How will you take the next step? On your own, or will you walk in Christ? It is a stroke by stroke, step by step decision. But do not be fooled. You were always a part of God’s masterpiece from before the creation of the world. Every step is vital. While they were all seen before the world began, that changes nothing about the choice we have in this moment. So, choose Christ and take a step.

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