TOPIC: GOD’S MASTERPIECE
Bible Reading: Job 16-18; Acts 9:1-22
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them” – Ephesians 2:10 (KJV)
Having the right image and identity of yourself is the core of every successful venture in life and God’s plan for you. Success is ‘who’ you are and not ‘what’ you do. This is the reason the devil’s primary weapon in keeping people from succeeding is to thwart and destroy their identity.
In Matthew 3:17 (KJV) God had said concerning Jesus, “…This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” Hear such powerful declaration from the Father. Jesus had not performed any miracle or good works but God said, “… I am well pleased.”
In Matthew 4:3 (KJV) , the devil came tempting Jesus when He was ‘hungry’ by attacking His identity. He said to Jesus, _“… If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread”. The devil was literally taking advantage of the situation i.e. hunger, to plant seeds of doubt in Jesus’ mind as regards His identity. The devil will come attacking your identity in Christ in the midst of a contradictory situation, but you must stand fast in your conviction.
Our covering must be the Truth of God’s Word. Truth is what God has said about us and not what we or others think and say about us. To win in spiritual warfare, you must STAND in the reality of who God says you are.
This is why it is vitally important to have the right image of yourself because God wants you to see yourself the way He sees you. He asked Adam in Genesis 3:11, “…Who told you that you were NAKED…?” God is still asking today, “who told you that you are weak, ugly, dull and a failure?”
You must see yourself as God sees you. You are God’s child in whom He is well pleased. This is the identity with which you function in carrying out the good works which He ordained for you to do in life.
You’re worth much to the One who matters – God. Everything He says about you in His Word is so very true. Matthew 5:14 says, “You are the LIGHT OF THE WORLD. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.”
As you constantly see yourself as God sees you, you’ll receive strength in you to do what God has put in your heart to do.
Declare: I am God’s masterpiece designed for a life of success in Christ Jesus.
Pastor Alfred Samuel