Have you spent much time thinking about what God wants from you? The foundation of faith is found in the fact that God knows you and loves you. You were created for a relationship with Him. If you have ever contemplated the meaning of life, that’s it. The meaning and purpose of your life is to have a relationship with the creator. Now you know – – you are welcome!
It really is that simple. But we don’t stop with just knowing God – we should grow in that understanding and how it impacts who we become and how we live each day. God created you on purpose, for a purpose.
Paul reminds us in Ephesians 2:8-10, that it is by grace we are made right with God – not by any thing we do to earn His love. But then he goes on to explain that we were created by Jesus as His masterpiece to “do good works.” As Dallas Willard said, “Grace is not opposed to effort but it is opposed to earning.”
So where do we start in trying to live this out? Paul, again in Ephesians, gives us guidance. Ephesians 5:1-2 says, “Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children, and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.”
We are to follow Jesus’ example and walk in the way of love. Specifically, we are to walk in the Way of Jesus – the way of love, the way of truth and the way of life. We do this by following Him – imitating Him.
Ephesians 4:32 is the verse just before this instruction and it says, “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Perhaps we start there.
May we be found faithful in walking our daily lives in the Way of love being imitators of Jesus.
Clay in the Hands 
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