For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
- Ephesians 2:10 NIV
- Ephesians 2:10 NIV
The whole point of Barrel of Monkeys is to use one monkey to reach down and give another monkey a hand up. What an image for the Christian life. It is tr
ue that doing good works is not the way we get to heaven. A powerful Christian teaching is that it is not what we do, but rather what Jesus did on our behalf through which we have access to eternal life. It is through God’s grace alone. But doing good works should be a part of our life. We are not saved by good works, but for good works. God has plans and purposes for our lives that he has prepared for us to do in order to impact this world for the sake of the Kingdom.
When we look at the life and ministry of Jesus it is full of examples of Jesus meeting the needs of those around Him. He met physical, emotional and spiritual needs. As His representatives working in the world, do our lives reflect His? How is it that we might be seeing and meeting needs around us; physical, emotional and spiritual? Who around us could use a hand up?
ue that doing good works is not the way we get to heaven. A powerful Christian teaching is that it is not what we do, but rather what Jesus did on our behalf through which we have access to eternal life. It is through God’s grace alone. But doing good works should be a part of our life. We are not saved by good works, but for good works. God has plans and purposes for our lives that he has prepared for us to do in order to impact this world for the sake of the Kingdom.When we look at the life and ministry of Jesus it is full of examples of Jesus meeting the needs of those around Him. He met physical, emotional and spiritual needs. As His representatives working in the world, do our lives reflect His? How is it that we might be seeing and meeting needs around us; physical, emotional and spiritual? Who around us could use a hand up?
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