That’s until we realize that God, the all-wise and all-powerful sovereign creator of the universe, created each of us specifically to do these works. The command in Ephesians 4, to do our allotted work, might seem daunting and stressful. It’s the purpose for which you were designed. But the gifts all have the same goal: “so that the body of Christ (the community of all believers) may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and become mature in our Christlikeness.” Contributing to the growth of the church and its members is not optional. These works vary from teaching to leading to administering care to focused prayer to other activities. He tells the Ephesians that Christ gave the church leaders and teachers to help equip Christians for works of service. The Apostle Paul addressed this to the church in Ephesus. God’s design is for our spiritual growth to happen within the church. We’re part of a greater community called the church. What does that mean for you? First, realize that the Christian life is not a lone-ranger existence. Paul tells Christians in Ephesians 2:10 that “We are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” Simply put, Christians are created and designed to do the good works that God prepared.
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