So what does that mean "You are God's masterpiece"? It comes from Ephesians 2:10 which says "We are God's handiwork created in Christ Jesus to do good works which God prepared in advance for us to do." (NIV)
This word handiwork comes from the Greek word poiema which gives us our English word for poem and it means "what has been made". It can also be translated workmanship or masterpiece or creation. That means YOU are something made by God. Have you ever considered yourself a work of divine poetry?
Do you realize what that means? That means that when God created you, He created a masterpiece. It means you are a work of art that is one of a kind, custom designed, tailor made by the Master's hand! Often when we look at ourselves, we don't see a masterpiece at all. Instead we see all of our flaws, all of our imperfections, all of our smudges if you will. But that is NOT what God sees. He sees what He knit together in their mother's womb (Psalm 139:13)
I like how Nancy Leigh DeMoss puts it in her book: Lies Women Believe and The Truth That Sets Them Free.
It is conceivable that someone who did not recognize or appreciate fine art would toss a masterpiece into the trash. Would that make the painting any less valuable? Not at all. The true worth of the art would be seen when an art collector spotted the painting and said, "That is a priceless piece, and I am willing to pay any amount to acquire it."
When God sent His only Son, Jesus to this earth to bear your sin and mine on the cross, He put a price tag on us--He declared the value of our soul to be greater than the value of the whole world. Whose opinion are you going to accept? Believing a lie will put you in bondage. Believing Truth will set you free. (68)
Even though you may not appreciate yourself as fine art and you may feel like you should just be tossed in the trash, it doesn't make you, God's creation, any less valuable! The enemy will try to convince you otherwise and you may not even be able to discern the Truth from lies. In order to discover Truth we must go straight to the source, the Bible. Let's look at some scriptures to see what God says about you:
1 Peter 2:9 "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness and into his wonderful light."
Ephesians 1:4-6 "For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will--to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves."
Romans 8:31-34 "What then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chose? It is God who justifies. Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us."
If you ever begin to doubt how much God loves you or how pleased He is with you as His creation, look at these scriptures (and many others) to remind yourself of just how special you are.
I love this Identity Declaration by Beth Moore:
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