Good Works

Ephesians 2:8-10 (ESV)
⁸ For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
⁹ not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
¹⁰ For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

Faith allows us access to grace. It is God’s grace that makes salvation possible. What was impossible for us is possible for Him. 

Christ came into the world teach love and grace. He did so in the many things He did during His life on earth, but the ultimate act was being willingly nailed to the cross on our behalf. 

What are we to do with this grace? First we must learn what it means, not just the dictionary definition, but the full revelation of this gift of God. This is a matter of mind and heart. Just as we are to become God’s love, we are to become God’s grace. These are the works God prepared for us beforehand. It comes with practice. It comes with action, for Paul says we are to live in them. Living in them means a continual receiving and giving. Both take place in our relationship to God and with others. The living water flows in and through us as we open our hearts in both directions. In doing so, we reflect His workmanship through our good works in Christ.