Moment With The Master
“God’s Workmanship”
Categories: Moment With The MasterFor we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them."(Ephesians 2:10)
There are some who have the wonderful talent of writing poetry. The words just seem to flow easily from the heart to the pen. The poet can paint a wonderful portrait in words. They can stir such emotion as loneliness, strength, excellence, perseverance, sorrow, anger, or admiration. Did you know that God is a poet? His product is written on tablets of the human heart. (II Corinthians 3:2,3)
In the above passage the word “workmanship” is translated from the Greek word poieema. It is obviously the word we transliterate “poetry”. Paul says God’s people are his poetry. Anyone who walks by the works God has appointed in Christ manifests a life written by that hand of God!
The meter of this poem is guided by such themes as love, (Ephesians 5:2) and light (Ephesians 5:8). Each verse and line should include traits of honesty (Ephesians 4:25), hard work (Ephesians 4:28), purity (Ephesians 4:29; 5:4), and kindness (Ephesians 4:32).
Christianity is not a way of doing special things. It is a special way of doing everything. The Lord puts significance into the simplicity of life. We are His workmanship. We are His poetry.
By George Slover
