For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
There is nothing we can do to earn our salvation. There is no amount of good works to get us to heaven. Jesus did it all for us when He died on the cross at Calvary. The best person out there by worldly standards has no edge on the worst sinner. Both have equal opportunity to receive Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Both will get the same prize at the end of the race.
And what about the works we do after we have become a believer? Many will try to help us out by providing works for us to do. We may pick and choose what we like to do from a list of opportunities to serve others through our church.
Everyone seems to have an idea what will be best for us to do. Often we are so busy doing what we think God wants us to do we miss hearing His voice.
We are to listen for the Holy Spirit. He will lead us to the works that have been prepared in advance for us to do.
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