Doing The Walk
We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works,
which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
Ephesians 2:10
I was struck by a phrase I heard quoted from a contemporary Bible translation. When I Googled the phrase “our way of life” to locate the passage, many of the results focused on things people felt were threatening their expected way of living. Prominent among the perceived threats were climate change, terrorism, and government policies.
I wondered what really is our way of life as followers of Jesus? Is it what makes us comfortable, secure, and happy, or is it something more?
Paul reminded the Christians in Ephesus of the remarkable way God had transformed their lives. “God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which He loved us even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved” (Eph 2:4-5). The result is that we are “created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them” (v 10).
Doing good works, helping others, giving, loving, and serving in the name of the Lord Jesus; these are to be our way of life. They are not optional activities for believers, but the very reason God has given us life in Christ.
In a changing world, God has called and empowered us to pursue a life that reaches out to others and honours Him.
Bible Reading
Ephesians 2:1–10.
Prayer
Father, thank You for the unbelievable riches of Your love and mercy. You rescued me from my dead way of living and made me alive with Christ. Amen.
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