Hope Unstoppable: 31 Day Devotional by Addison Moore

Author:Addison Moore [Moore, Addison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hollis Thatcher Press, LTD.
Published: 2020-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

Day 20

For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

—Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)

God loves us. He has loved us from the moment we were simply an idea, an inclination on His part. He has molded us in His very image so that we might do good for the world, for ourselves, through His Son whom he sacrificed for us. That alone is a heady, explosive thought, so magnificent it’s difficult to wrap our head around. People often love their children with an unbreakable bond. The natural inclination is to protect them from harm and yet our loving God sacrificed His own Son in a most horrific manner to trample death and purchase our souls with His blood. How many of us would sacrifice our own child for a world full of people, some of whom won’t ever acknowledge Him on this earth? That’s why it is so powerfully beautiful for God to see our faith, those of us who accept and appreciate the supreme sacrifice Jesus made for us. And as if that wasn’t enough, He bids us to do the good things that He prepared for us in advance.

We are not simply a cast of billions to our loving Father. He knows us. He spoke these words to the prophet Jeremiah: "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations." (Jeremiah 1:15 NIV)

God has known every single person who has ever existed before they were formed in their mother’s womb. He knows you. He cares about you. He created a perfect plan and perfect destiny for you to live out long before you were ever born. The plan He has worked out for you is a part of the story woven in the larger tapestry of the story of His Son. We are all a part of Jesus’ story. Jesus is alive and well in heaven, but on earth we are his arms and his legs. We are his body (1 Corinthians 12:12-14). We were designed to do good for His kingdom. Some of Jesus’ last words before His accession were, “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” (Matthew 28:19 NIV) Let’s follow our Savior’s directive and go. Shine the light of Jesus. You already have the best gift Christ can give you: the guarantee of eternity. Let’s help others find it, too.

And if you feel anguished about having thwarted God’s good plan for your life, don’t distress. He promises that He will make even the roughest situations work for our good. His love surpasses, erases our mistakes. He has the ability to reroute our journey over and over again. If we are willing to obey, He is willing to help us achieve His dreams for our lives.

Lord, we are so honored and humbled that we were on Your mind since the beginning of creation.

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