I AM CREATED for GOOD WORKS
“We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.“
I’m sitting in Room 804 of a hotel in Ft Worth, Texas. As I look out the window, I wonder, “What does God want of me today?” Then, I realize I already have the answer. He wants me to walk in the good works He has prepared for me. What are those good works? I don’t know the details yet. But, I know my walk must begin with a prayer, “Fill me with Your Spirit so that I walk by Your Spirit today.” I know my walk will involve choosing to be selfless. It will involve turning from temptation. It will demand I purposefully yield my will to His leading. It is a moment by moment walk. And, at the end of the day, I will look back and see the good works that God prepared for me to walk in. I’ll also see some mis-steps. No doubt, I’ll have to confess mud puddles of sin into which I walked when I wasn’t paying attention. But, it will be a walk on which Jesus is ever present; patiently whispering my name to guide me back on path.
Heavenly Father, thank You for the good works You prepared in which I am to walk. Forgive me when I stray. Quicken me to be increasingly sensitive to Your promptings and the good works You’ve prepared for me to do.