You are his masterpiece.

If you've been a Christian for a while you probably know Eph. 2:8-10 which explains that we are saved by grace not works. Your good works are the result of your salvation, not the basis. You are familiar with that passage. You've read it, heard it - you may have memorized it. But there is a word that jumped out of verse 10 this morning. It made me smile. "Workmanship". Did you know that the word "workmanship" actually means "masterpiece"? In fact the NLT translates verse 10 "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." Now that's amazing. You and me? God's masterpiece? That's right! God displays the beauty of his creation everyday but his greatest piece of work is you. You are God's crowing achievement in creation. You are God's masterpiece. The next time you get down on yourself think about that. The way you view yourself is very different than the way God views you. He loves you. You are his masterpiece.