You Are A Masterpiece

What is a masterpiece? According to one definition, it is a work done with extraordinary skill. Ephesians 2:10 says that we are God’s masterpiece (NLT). Psalm 139 says that He knit us, every intimate detail of who we are, while we were in our mother’s womb. He considers us His marvelous workmanship.

I know that many of you have read or heard those scriptures at one time or another. But how many of you have ever actually allowed those words to process in your mind long enough to begin to think of yourself as an actual masterpiece? Yes, you. Look in the mirror. That person staring back at you is God’s wonderful masterpiece.

When I think of a masterpiece I think of a valuable piece of art. It’s a one-of-a-kind painting that is usually worth a lot of money. In fact, the owners of these wonderful pieces of art spend quite the money on protecting their investment. I tend to think of the movies with all the lasers which surround the expensive display. If the laser detects any movement, it will set the alarm. Sometimes, even the floor in the room holding the art has sensors that detect any extra weight. Some of these systems even detect temperature change in the room or vault where these pieces of art are sometimes stored or kept. I am always fascinated in watching how much effort and planning the thieves go through in order to steal the artwork. They spend so much time on every single detail. Sometimes, they go through as much effort as duplicating a practice scenario and going through it over and over again until they get a satisfactory result and feel confident enough to repeat it in the real-life scenario.

I say all this to remind you how much God loves you and how much He cares for you. He cares about the things that you strongly desire. You are His masterpiece and His beautiful workmanship. God knows that there is a god of this world who is roaming around imitating His holiness with evil pleasures, disguised to feel good and to look good on the outside. Therefore, God, being our wonderful Creator, built into each one of us our own security system to help us detect any attempted burglary. He sent His only Son Jesus, to conquer death. On the Cross death was defeated. The Cross represents our freedom and our victory! As if allowing Jesus to die for our sins was not enough to represent how much He loves us, God took it a step further. Jesus resurrected and ascended into Heaven on the third day in order to leave each one of us with our own personal Helper who would help us overcome the weaknesses of our flesh—the Holy Spirit living inside each one of us.

John 14:12 says: “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.” (ESV)

If you’ve been longingly questioning what is your purpose… If you’ve been wondering if there is more to life than what you’re currently experiencing… If you have ever felt as though you are not good enough, not smart enough, unworthy of being loved… If you have simply been existing in life but not really living a life….

This Scripture tells you what your purpose is—to do even greater works than JESUS!!!! What?! HOW? The Scripture says it clearly—anyone who believes in me. These words were spoken by Jesus Himself. Jesus is not a liar. He is the only perfect human to ever exist, the only perfect human who will ever exist. We are God’s masterpiece because we are meant to do the works of Jesus, in a greater capacity. We have the Holy Spirit power in us that is our very own priceless security system! This Holy Spirit helps us to sense danger. The Holy Spirit opens our eyes to see things through the eyes of God. He opens up our hearts to have unending love, empathy and compassion on others. Why is this important?  If Jesus didn’t have love or compassion for others, he would not have cared to teach them about God’s truths. He would not have cared to heal them of their sicknesses. He would not have cared to provide the woman at the well, who was caught up in huge sin, with an unending supply of living water. He would not have cared to teach his own disciples to increase their faith and trust in Him.

John 10:10 ESV says “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”

God invested so much to protect us from the thief of this world. The Holy Spirit is our source of power. The Holy Spirit is our compass and our guide. The Holy Spirit equips us with supernatural capabilities that allow us to be made aware when we should turn off that movie, or change the song, or to stop going to places you used to frequent as someone who was living according to the world. If you are living for Christ, you should definitely look different than the old version of you, before you gave your life to the Lord. Your walk with God should not merely be defined by the scriptures that you can quote or post on social media. Your walk with the LORD should be evident in how you live your life. Do you genuinely love people? Do you care about them, as a child of our King, or are you so focused on their sin?

The reason I say this is because though we are indeed a masterpiece to our King and Creator, God never intended to keep us locked up in a room or in a safe, isolating us from the rest of the world. Our alarm system is so unique and so one-of-a-kind that it surrounds us everywhere that we go, as soon as we activate it. And activating your supernatural alarm system is as easy as saying these three words: Holy Spirit come.

Ephesians 6:10-20 goes on to talk about the full armor of God that we should put on daily! And guess what? When you activate your alarm system, at the start of each day, that security system will prompt you to do all of those things. Our amazing security system will lovingly remind us to fasten our belt of truth and to put on our breastplate of righteousness. The Holy Spirit reminds us that our shield of FAITH can and WILL extinguish all the flaming arrows from the enemy! We will be prompted to put on the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit. Finally, we will be guided to pray without ceasing! All of this is extremely important and should not be taken lightly because there is a thief out there who is putting in a whole lot of effort into plotting and scheming and looking for a way to come in and steal God’s masterpiece.

Heavenly Father, thank you for creating us as your beautiful workmanship and that you value us as a one-of-a-kind masterpiece! I thank you for our built-in security system which you so graciously provided us with! Father, today I pray for every person reading this blog who has had a difficult time in seeing him/herself as your precious son or daughter. Father, I pray that you will meet them right where they are and reveal yourself to them. Father, show them your love, your mercy and your compassion. Help them to see from your eyes how you see them. Father, I pray that as they continue to seek more of your presence through worship and prayer, that their faith and trust in you will be multiplied! I pray that you will begin to reveal their purpose to each one of them. Father, I thank you for the blood of the Lamb. I thank you for your perfect love that casts out all fear. Thank you. I love you. In Jesus's name I pray. Amen.