March 14

For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life. — Eph 2:10 BSB

Christ sends us to serve Him, not in our own strength, but with His resources and power. We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. We don’t have to create these works ourselves but are to wear them like garments, perfectly suited to each occasion in life.

We must receive them by faith, stepping forward in His work, trusting that He is with us and in us as our all-sufficiency—for wisdom, faith, love, prayer, power, and every grace and gift we need. In this work of faith, we will often feel weak, helpless, and unaware of any power. But if we believe and move forward, He will be our strength, producing fruit through us.

The most effective services we render often come from seasons of barrenness. As God says, “I will lead her into the wilderness and give her vineyards from there.” Let us learn to work by faith as well as walk by faith, so we may receive the end result of our faith—the salvation of souls—and bear fruit that will last for eternity.