YOU are God's Masterpiece

[Sam]

Originally Posted by acerrak

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Adam God lifts us up, the devil beats us down, there are times i feel the same way, like today, i over slept didnt go to church this morning, stayed at home and was lazy tonight, but i cant take that into tommorrow, its another day, and another walk with God.

God Bless

Lamentations 3:21-27 tell us that God's mercies are new every morning.
Every day we get up to greet a new day, the failures of yesterday are gone because they have been confessed, and we have new hope for a new day.

21 Yet I still dare to hope
when I remember this:

22 The faithful love of the Lord never ends!
His mercies never cease.
23 Great is his faithfulness;
his mercies begin afresh each morning.
24 I say to myself, “The Lord is my inheritance;
therefore, I will hope in him!”

25 The Lord is good to those who depend on him,
to those who search for him.
26 So it is good to wait quietly
for salvation from the Lord.
27 And it is good for people to submit at an early age
to the yoke of his discipline:

[*AQuietPlace*]

Praying for you, Adam, that you will feel God's love surround you and know that it's real.

[Pro31:28]

Originally Posted by notofworks

Ephesians 2:4
But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so very much,

Ephesians 2:5
that even while we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God's special favor that you have been saved!)

Ephesians 2:6
For he raised us from the dead along with Christ, and we are seated with him in the heavenly realms--all because we are one with Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 2:7
And so God can always point to us as examples of the incredible wealth of his favor and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us through Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 2:8
God saved you by his special favor when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God.

Ephesians 2:9
Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.

Ephesians 2:10
For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.



At what does God point to prove His greatness?

God put the Sun in the sky that is perfectly located 93 million miles away to sustain life on earth...and if it were a degree closer we would burn up or a degree further away, we would freeze over?

Does God point to the oceans He caused to flow with water? Does He point to the 46 billion+ earth-sized planets that have recently been discovered that surround the stars...which He calls by name?

No.

Verse 7 says he points to US. YOU are the proof of the greatness of God's love.

And in verse 10, Paul says that.....

YOU ARE GOD'S MASTERPIECE.


We're doing a series called, "Man In The Mirror" and we're asking, "When you look in the mirror, who do you see?" When you look, see who God sees.



And it all happens because God saves you (verse 8) when you simply believe.

NOW- -
I know that "I" am God's masterpiece, which is why it is so important that you become like me! You need to adopt MY standards, and live how "I" live in order to recieve the fullness of Christ!
I implore you to look beyond scripture and listen to ME! You WILL be clean shaven (not because scripture says so, but because "I" have recieved the revelation). You will not wear hats or shorts, and in doing so you will follow me as I (The MASTERPIECE) follow Christ-
Amen, and that is all for now (NOW)...

[acerrak]

Originally Posted by Pro31:28

NOW- -
I know that "I" am God's masterpiece, which is why it is so important that you become like me! You need to adopt MY standards, and live how "I" live in order to recieve the fullness of Christ!
I implore you to look beyond scripture and listen to ME! You WILL be clean shaven (not because scripture says so, but because "I" have recieved the revelation). You will not wear hats or shorts, and in doing so you will follow me as I (The MASTERPIECE) follow Christ-
Amen, and that is all for now (NOW)...

he was trying to lift his brother up

[notofworks]

Originally Posted by Pro31:28

NOW- -
I know that "I" am God's masterpiece, which is why it is so important that you become like me! You need to adopt MY standards, and live how "I" live in order to recieve the fullness of Christ!
I implore you to look beyond scripture and listen to ME! You WILL be clean shaven (not because scripture says so, but because "I" have recieved the revelation). You will not wear hats or shorts, and in doing so you will follow me as I (The MASTERPIECE) follow Christ-
Amen, and that is all for now (NOW)...

Very easily turns into that, doesn't it? The beauty of the gospel is its simplicity.

[Pro31:28]

Originally Posted by notofworks

Very easily turns into that, doesn't it? The beauty of the gospel is its simplicity.

You are soooooo very right~!