Handmade by God

Read

Ephesians 2:10 “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”

Think

Imagine your grandma sitting in her rocking chair with a basket of yarn. “Click, click, click” go her knitting needles. For weeks, she works on something. Nobody is allowed to peek.

Then one day, she hands you a package. Inside is a thick, soft scarf in your favorite color. It has your initials stitched right into the end.

It isn’t from a store. There isn’t another one like it anywhere. Grandma made it by hand, just for you. And she knew exactly what it was for. It was made to keep you warm.

The Bible says you are a little like that scarf. You were handmade by God, and he made you for a reason.

Today’s verse says, “We are God’s handiwork.” Handiwork means something someone made carefully with their own hands. Some Bibles use the word “masterpiece.”

You didn’t come off a factory line. God made you personally, carefully, on purpose.

Look at what the verse says next. We were “created in Christ Jesus to do good works.” In other words, God made you for a purpose. He made you to do good things!

Here’s the really cool part. Those good things were “prepared in advance.” That means God already has good things planned for you to do. Before you were born, God was thinking about ways you could help people and show his love.

Maybe it’s helping a friend who is sad. Maybe it’s making people laugh when they need it. Maybe it’s using your art, your singing, or your soccer skills to bring God joy. Maybe it’s something you’ll do when you’re grown up that you can’t even imagine yet.

Some kids think, “I’m just a kid. I can’t do anything important.” But that’s not true! God doesn’t wait until you’re grown up to use you. He has good works ready for you today.

Just like that scarf was made to keep you warm, you were made to do good.

God made you for a purpose. Let’s go find out what it is!

Apply

Look for a good work – Ask God this morning, “What good thing do you have for me to do today?” Then keep your eyes open for a chance to help someone.

Pray

God, thank you for making me with your own hands. Thank you that you made me for a purpose. Show me the good things you have planned for me to do today. In Jesus’ name. Amen.