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

Ephesians 1:11 says that God has chosen us in advance, and He makes everything work according to His plan.  

No matter what rough a day you might be having, or maybe the negative  feelings we may be rolling through, we are God's masterpiece!    Why is this so amazing?   a) because we didn't earn it.  There is nothing that one person can boast about ... We don't keep a chart of who did more good works than another person, there isn't a competitiveness in salvation, we are a masterpiece because of Christ, what He has done.    b) because he saw us and knew what we would be like before the creation of the World. (1:4)   c) It gave God great pleasure to adopt us into His family (1:5)  ... you are not just a masterpiece like an object to God, but we bring pleasure to God  d) We are with purpose .. to praise and Glorify God (what ever form that may entail)  What a great promise, and an encouragement to us today.

You and I are God's masterpiece for we live for Christ, putting away the things of this World, and giving Glory to God.