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If you have ever visited a museum, you would have seen priceless paintings, sculptures, or artifacts hailed as masterpieces. For example, crowds gather every day to admire the Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris, and to view Michelangelo’s sculpture of David in Florence.
A masterpiece is a work of excellence—crafted with great skill and purpose, and unique in its kind. In Ephesians 2:10, the Bible describes us as God’s masterpiece — His finest creation, designed with purpose and value. The Greek word for “masterpiece” is poiema, meaning a work of art, craftsmanship, or handiwork. The New English Translation Bible translates it as God’s “creative work”
How assuring to know that we were not accidentally conceived, or the result of mere cosmic chance. Just as every masterpiece is crafted with intentionality, God, the Master Creator, designed us with intricate details and purpose. Each of His works is unique — no two people, not even identical twins, are exactly alike.
Our worth does not come from what we do or how the world perceives us, but from the One who created us. Psalm 8:5 tells us that God has crowned us with “glory and honour”.
Our identity and significance comes from our sonship (and daughtership) with our Heavenly Father: "Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God." — John 1:12 (NIV)
In Christ, we are created to do good works that God has specifically prepared for us. The good works refer to the unique roles and callings God has given to us to live out His purposes. This means that every believer has a part to play in God’s kingdom.
Each one of us has a unique set of life experiences, family background, personality, gifts and skills, and God will use our uniqueness to accomplish the good works He has in mind when He created us. When we live out His calling and purpose for us, we fulfil the desires of the Creator and bring pleasure to Him.
Our painful life experiences may have led us to question our worth and identity. However, Ephesians 2:10 assures us that our past does not define our worth or how He sees us. As a dirty and crumpled $100 note still retains its fiat value, our value remains unchanged regardless of what we have been through in life. Nevertheless, living out our true identities requires us to reject the lies of worthlessness we sometimes tell ourselves.
Take some time to read Psalm 139. As you do, highlight or underline any phrases that resonate with you. Pause to reflect on these truths:
You are God’s masterpiece. Live intentionally and purposefully!
Grace and Peace,
Lam Kok Hiang
Leadership Mentor
如果你曾经参观过博物馆，你就会看到被誉为杰作的无价绘画、雕塑或工艺品。例如，每天都有很多人聚集在巴黎卢浮宫欣赏《蒙娜丽莎》，在佛罗伦萨欣赏米开朗基罗的《大卫》雕塑。
杰作是一项卓越之创作——以极高的技巧与目的精心制作，且是独一无二。圣经以弗所书2:10把我们描述为上帝的杰作--祂最优秀的创造物，是有目的、有价值地设计出来的。"杰作 "的希腊文是 poiema，意思是艺术品、工艺品或手工艺品。新英文译本圣经将其翻译为上帝的 "创造之作"。
我们不是偶然诞生的，也不是宇宙偶然的结果，是多么令人欣慰。就像每件杰作都是经过精心雕琢的一样，上帝，这位造物主，在设计我们的时候，也考虑到了复杂的细节和目的。祂的每一件作品都是独一无二的--没有两个人是完全相同的，即使是同卵双胞胎也不例外。
我们的价值并不来自于我们的所作所为或世人对我们的看法，而是来自于创造我们的神。诗篇 8：5 告诉我们，上帝以荣耀和尊贵为我们的冠冕。
我们的身份和意义来自于我们与天父的儿子（和女儿）关系："但凡接待他的人，就是信他名的人，他就赐他们权柄，作神的儿女。"— 约翰福音 1：12
在基督里，我们被造是为了行神特别为我们预备的善事。"善行"指的是上帝赋予我们的独特角色和呼召，以实现祂的旨意。这意味着每个信徒在上帝的国度里都有自己的角色。
我们每个人都有独特的生活经历、家庭背景、个性、天赋和技能，上帝会利用我们的独特性成就祂创造我们时所定的美意。当我们活出祂对我们的呼召和旨意时，我们就能满足造物主的愿望，并带给祂喜悦。
痛苦的人生经历可能会让我们怀疑自己的价值和身份。然而，以弗所书2:10 向我们保证，我们的过去并不能决定我们的价值，也不能决定上帝如何看待我们。就像一张脏兮兮、皱巴巴的 100 美元纸币仍然保持着它的法定价值一样，无论我们在生活中经历了什么，我们的价值都不会改变。然而，要活出我们真正的身份，我们就必须拒绝谎言，即我们会说自己毫无价值。
请花些时间阅读诗篇139篇。阅读时，可以划记或圈出打动你内心的句子，并思想以下真理：
你是上帝的杰作要有意识、有目的地生活！
愿您经历 上帝的恩典平安，
蓝国贤
会务导师
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