For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10
“We must perform all our works in God and refer them to His glory, so that they will be permanent and stable. Everyone — whether kings, nobles, tradesmen or peasants — must do all things for the glory of God and under the inspiration of Christ’s example… We must make our way towards eternity, never regarding what men think of us, or of our actions, studying only to please God.”
Francis Borgia (1510-1572) in 365 Days with the Saints: A Year of Wisdom from the Saints, compiled by Carol Kelly-Gangi (2015) 208.
It’s really rewarding to be at this conference in Brazil where my ECFA press books have been released in Portuguese. Tonight’s opening session was inspiring. Worship with 1,000+ people in Portuguese was a taste of the eternal Kingdom, for sure.
But so far, the highlight from the first day of the conference for me has been my conversation with Victor, who works for the publisher. We have gotten acquainted using Google Translate whilst I sit at the booth with him to autograph books.
He read The Choice and spoke with passion about how we must define success as faithfulness to God. It was priceless to see his passion. Then he elaborated on the fact that we must follow Christ’s example and live in light of eternity.
So, imagine my surprise when I read this in my Daily Office this morning. It prompted me to remind myself and readers to keep doing the good works that God prepared in advance for us to do for God’s glory and following the example of Jesus.