Remember Who We Are #2

We began yesterday reminding ourselves of who we are as God's people. A great resource for that topic is Paul's letter to the Ephesians. Today we consider chapter two:
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

Not only are we a new creation, we are a special piece of craftmanship; we are a skilled workman's masterpiece.  Before any of us get a personal puffed head, thinking "look at me, look at me!", keep in mind here that Paul says "we", jointly, together, as God's people, the Church. Notice also that we are made to be functional - not just a creation to put on a mantle or hang on the wall, but to be one the move. God has work for us to do, together, like clockwork, a well-oiled machine humming along nicely. A modern picture might be a fine, handmade automobile designed to cruise on down the road with a destination in mind, looking around very aware of the beauty and design of what God has made, willing to pick up weary travelers - the more the merrier.  Can we begin to imagine what it is God has designed us to be?