poiēma

Opening Prayer: Help us, Lord Jesus, to see ourselves as you see us, so that we might know ourselves as the works of art—the divine expressions of your character and your being—that we really are.  For when we can see ourselves rightly, through your eyes, then we can glorify you fully.  Amen.

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-10

Journal: How do you think God feels about you?  What makes you say that?  What does it mean to you that you are his workmanship?  How do you express that in your life?

Reflection: How does it make you feel to know that God sees you as his workmanship, his masterpiece?  The Greek word used here is poiēma.  Thus, we are God’s poem, his work of art, an expression of his divine love, care, and creativity.  We are something so wonderful and so unique that mere prose is not adequate enough to communicate it.  Only poetry can even begin to capture the awesome wonder of what he did when he breathed you into being.  You were made in order to reflect and express the beauty and the goodness of his character to the world in a way that no one else can or will.  What a high and holy calling.

Prayer

Closing Prayer: Lord Jesus, help us to reflect your power, love, and creativity in all we do; this day and every day.  Amen.