There Is None Like You

‘For we are God’s handiwork…’ (Ephesians 2:10 NIV)

I was recently thinking about Lenny Le Blanc’s song ‘there Is None Like You’, the words of which are so poignant:

These words are based on a prayer of King David, ‘Among the gods there is none like you, Lord; no deeds can compare with yours’. (Psalm 86:8)

As I reflected on this prayer it was the second half of the verse that caught my attention: ‘no deeds can compare with yours’.

While this verse affirms that there is no god like our God, it also exclaims that God’s “deeds” are the greatest. When the Jewish Rabbi’s reflected on this verse they concluded that God’s greatest deed, or more accurately, God’s greatest creation, is humanity.

This means that in all creation there is none like us for we are God’s finest handiwork.

The actual word Paul uses in Ephesians is Poeima which means ‘a work that has been made’ and from which some have seen the link with the English word ‘poem’. Hence The Voice translation reads ‘For we are the product of His hand, heaven’s poetry etched on lives, created in the Anointed, Jesus’.

Knowing that you and I are God’s masterpieces (see The New Living Translation), that we are ‘fearfully and wonderfully made’ and that ‘[God’s] works are wonderful’ (Psalm 139:14) should give us such a positive view of who we are and of our value and worth to God.

The trouble is we so often see ourselves as a poem that doesn’t rhyme, a fine piece of porcelain that’s cracked, or an oil painting that’s faded over the years.

If that’s how you see yourself today, don’t despair, don’t give up, just remember that you are a work in progress and that God hasn’t finished with you yet.

God is creating in you a work of unique art, and you could search for all eternity long and find there is none like you.

Have a good week appreciating your value.

Pastor Barry