(G) God’s Masterpiece

Alli … you likely have heard the word “masterpiece”. A beautiful work of art. Or a masterpiece of music. Or a book that was so well written that people refer to it as a “masterpiece”. I just googled it and there are articles about how to turn an ordinary novel into a masterpiece. But what is important NOW is that you look at YOURSELF as the masterpiece … God’s Masterpiece! Yes, God created you perfectly. You are his masterpiece! So let’s pray that you can always feel that way!

Heavenly Father, good evening. Thank you for all the talented people in the world … even just here in the Madison area (including Deforest)! The things that people do are utterly amazing. Sometimes the amount of skill and talent seems so great that it’s hard to even understand. Sometimes we call them Heroes of the Hallways! Thank you for letting me know some of these talented people.  Thank you for letting me know Alli and for giving me the Scripture for today’s prayer (first in the New Living Translation):

God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. (Ephesians 2:8-10 NLT)

Now just look at how The Voice (in the Bible I gave you) phrases it … you are “Heaven’s Poetry”:

For it’s by God’s grace that you have been saved. You receive it through faith. It was not our plan or our effort. It is God’s gift, pure and simple. You didn’t earn it, not one of us did, so don’t go around bragging that you must have done something amazing. For we are the product of His hand, heaven’s poetry etched on lives, created in the Anointed, Jesus, to accomplish the good works God arranged long ago. (Ephesians 2:8-10 Voice)

Lord, I’m tired. I need your help more and more each day as it seems that both my mind and my body are slowing down … significantly!  But you, Lord, are not slowing down. You are still full steam ahead! And so I ask that you go full steam ahead with your daughter you love. Take her to new heights Lord. And let her be there with you! Yes, with you! Let her know you more, Lord. Let her see more of you around her today. But then also let her see herself. Let her see a masterpiece. Let the masterpiece that she sees be her, Alli. And then we will give you the praise and the glory. I pray this in the name and authority of Christ Jesus, King of kings. Amen.