Many within the Christian community will make the comment that we are filthy rags in the eyes of God.  They will quote Isaiah 64:6 when the prophet is stating that our ability to be righteous in the eyes of God is impossible.  As a result, many Christians have a wrong understanding of their identity in the eyes of God. They live in shame believing they are worthless and not worth loving.

Instead, you have been created by God in His image.  The Apostle Paul said in this passage that you are a masterpiece.  In the same way that God created all things in the beginning, He has now created you again through faith in Jesus Christ.  It is a faith that is based on commitment and trust which creates a covenant with God.  This relationship was established through the sacrifice and resurrection of Jesus.

When God looks at you after your salvation experience, He does not see you as filthy rags.  Instead, He sees your righteousness through the lens of Jesus.  But it does not stop there. We were not designed to just sit in a museum as a work of art.  We have been called to do good things.  We cannot earn our salvation, but as a result of being saved, God desires us to do good works.  The key is if we believe we are worthless, we will act worthless.  But when we understand our value in God’s eyes, we desire to live up to our identity.  Therefore, live in a manner that pleases God as a result of the grace He has given you.

Read Ephesians 2:1-10