Ephesians 1-3<\/a><\/p>\nDaily Thought<\/b><\/p>\n
I was a kid taking guitar lessons, and Jack was my teacher. Jack was a master on the classical guitar. Torroba’s\u00a0Sonatina,\u00a0Etude #5\u00a0by Villa-Lobos, Variations on a Theme\u00a0by Erik Satie, I practiced and I played as best I could. Then I would hand the guitar to my teacher. Jack would perform the same music\u2013full of plunks and scratches when I played\u2013in his hands something beautiful, heavenly. The guitar was in the hands of the master now.<\/p>\n
Paul, in verse 10 of Ephesians 2, calls us God’s workmanship, which is in the Greek, poiema. You can hear our English word, poem. God the poet, and \u201cwe are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:10). In the hands of the Master now.<\/p>\n
Notice it does not say \u201cyou\u201d or \u201cI,\u201d but \u201cwe,\u201d we together, and not merely by being human, it is the work of Jesus Christ in us. We must be placed in the hands of the Master, and then, we together, the body of Christ, his church, become something beautiful, heavenly, the majesty of God. Every artist has their masterpiece, and God is an artist, and we are his poem, created in Christ Jesus for good works.<\/p>\n
Daily Prayer<\/b><\/p>\n
Father in heaven, You are wonderful. Truly wonderful. What a world. What a creation. The heavens, the oceans, the mountains. Fabulous. And me, too. Fearfully and wonderfully made in Your image.<\/p>\n
As I return myself to Your hands, making You master of my life, may I respond to Your leading and reflect Your wisdom and truth and love. Mold me again into a vessel for Your glory. Make my life count because it is lived for You.<\/p>\n
Amen<\/p>\n
Daily Question<\/b><\/p>\n
How has God made you better?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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