Devotionals for August 21, 2024
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READ
Ephesians 2:8-10
“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.”
2 Corinthians 5:17
“This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!”
“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.”
2 Corinthians 5:17
“This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!”
REFLECT
You are a masterpiece! Everything in you is by His design. There are no mistakes. There are no oops! God made you on purpose for His purpose! Every characteristic, personality quirk, and intricacy in you was put in place so that you could glorify God in a way that only you can. There will never be another you on this earth. You were made to shine Jesus from every aspect of who you are. So the next time you feel unworthy, not enough, or insignificant, remind the enemy of your soul that Jesus paid a tremendous price for you and He loves you just the way you are. Live from the newness of who you are through Christ and let the dead things of your heart fall away under the redeeming blood of Jesus!
APPLY
Q: How have you disqualified yourself or lived under a storyline that somehow you are anything less than a masterpiece of God?
Q: What can you do this week to embrace the intricacies of who you are and glorify God with all that you are?
Q: Who do you need to remind that God doesn’t make mistakes; He only makes masterpieces?
Q: What can you do this week to embrace the intricacies of who you are and glorify God with all that you are?
Q: Who do you need to remind that God doesn’t make mistakes; He only makes masterpieces?
SING
PRAY
"Give us today our daily bread."
Lord, You are the sustainer of my heart. I pray that I will see myself the way You see me and celebrate my uniqueness. May I live from the fullness of who I am in Christ alone!
Lord, You are the sustainer of my heart. I pray that I will see myself the way You see me and celebrate my uniqueness. May I live from the fullness of who I am in Christ alone!