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Butterflies—Jesus Made Me for Good Works
God has made us what we are. In Christ Jesus, God made us new people so we would do good works. God had planned in advance those good works for us. He had planned for us to live our lives doing them.
Ephesians 2:10
Do you know that
beautiful butterflies start out as caterpillars? They can’t fly or move very
fast. They don’t look anything like the butterfly they will be one day. A
caterpillar can only be a butterfly by going through a process of being made
new. This process is called metamorphosis. In a way, the caterpillar dies.
Inside the cocoon, it is remade into a butterfly. The butterfly must fight its
way out of the cocoon for its wings to be strong enough to fly.
People who don’t
know Jesus as their Lord and Savior can be like caterpillars. They may not look
much like what God created them to be. We must be made new in Jesus and work
with the Holy Spirit to do the good works God created us to do. It will be hard
sometimes, just like the butterfly fighting its way out of the cocoon. Jesus
and the Holy Spirit are always with you to help you; you will never be alone. When
you see the butterflies, remember that Jesus made you for good works.
More Time with
God
Questions:
- What has God made you to do?
- What are you good at?
- What do you like to do?
Activity
Ideas:
- Ask God what he likes to see you do.
- God made the caterpillar to become a butterfly and fly. What has God made you to do? Look in Matthew 22:37-39, Ephesians 6:1, and Philippians 2:14.
- Draw a butterfly. In the wings, write or draw things God has made you to do.
Did you enjoy today's devotion?
Will you share your thoughts and pictures?
What has God made you to do?
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Thank you for sharing your lovingly written butterfly article about transformation along with the creative projects, Mukkove.
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear from you again, Kathy! This is the first devotion in my Easter devotion that is currently in the publishing process. It's encouraging to know you liked it :)
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