Remember Who We Are #27

Yesterday we considered those classic words in Ephesians 2:8,9, telling us that we are Saved by God's grace alone. We continued on into verse 10, but really did not comment on it:

10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

Paul refers to us as God's workmanship, a beautiful machine.  You may not get too excited about cars or trains or other mechanical devices, many of which had not yet been invented in Paul's day, but the picture here is of something that is well-crafted, practical, and beautiful to behold and in one creation.  It is magnificent.  That is what God intends for us together to be - each piece, each brushstroke, each petal, intentionally made to work together with all the other parts, so that when you step back and look, you say "wow."  This perfectly made machine is intended for good works - doing something productive for God's plan - drawing people and praise to Himself.  None of us are unimportant in this masterpiece, but not one of us is to stick out or to be seen to be the sole focus of what is going on.  We are the one-of-a-kind producer of good God has working.  Let's do our part and stay together.