GOING PLACES

READING: EPHESIANS 2:1-10

Verse 10: “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before-hand that we should walk in them.”

Some people ride exercise bikes for their health. They get on and ride these bikes for a number of miles, but when they get off they haven’t moved in distance. Although it accomplishes the goal of providing good exercise, this practice does not move riders along to a different place. Our lives in  Christ are not like that. In Him, we do not remain stationary; we are not on bikes that don’t move. As we follow Jesus, He moves us to worthy destinations. An old saying goes: “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there”. That, in terms of progress, is kind of like the bike that  doesn’t get anywhere. Neither of them effectively moves a person to some appointed location. We can look at verse 10 above, and see a much better old saying. That verse is not only about progress in getting to a different place, it is about getting to the destinations where the Father would have us go. Spiritually, it is possible to take the bike that goes nowhere, or the road that goes anywhere. Instead, it is a blessing to know that, in Christ, we can reach prescribed places to receive the good works which the Lord has prepared for us. That’s a thought – about God’s Word.

RESPONSE

1. What can be done when a person has the feeling of being on a bike to nowhere?

2. What is a major good work prepared in advance by the Lord are you now experiencing?