Leap Devotional – Day 1

Crosspointlive   -   June 18, 2026

LEAP  •  A 5-DAY DEVOTIONAL  •  DAY 1

You Are God’s Masterpiece

KEY VERSE

SETTING THE STAGE

Ephesians 2:10 doesn’t stand alone. Back up nine verses and Paul has just laid out one of the clearest arguments in all of Scripture: salvation is entirely God’s work. Not yours. Not mine. You don’t earn it, you don’t maintain it. It’s a gift.

Verse 10 is what comes next. The same God who saves you also has a plan for you. The grace that rescued you is the same grace that now puts you to work. Purpose isn’t separate from the gospel, it flows out of it.

That’s the foundation. Everything this week builds on it.

ALSO READ

Psalm 139:13–16  •  Jeremiah 1:4–5

Break it Down

Most people are too busy working, providing, managing the pace of life they don’t mediate daily on if their life has meaning. But the question is there. It usually surfaces after a hard week, or when something goes sideways, or in a quiet moment when you wonder what any of it is actually for.

God has already answered that question. And the answer starts with a single word.

The word translated “workmanship” in Ephesians 2:10 comes from the Greek poiēma, the root of the English word “poem.” But don’t let that throw you. In Paul’s day, this word wasn’t primarily about poetry. It meant craftsmanship. A skilled tradesman’s finished product. The thing a builder steps back from and smiles and says, “I made that.”

That’s the word God uses for you.

Think about what that means. A craftsman doesn’t throw materials together randomly and hope something useful comes out. He works with intention. He knows what he’s building before he starts. Every decision in the process serves a purpose.

God built you the same way. Your personality. The way your mind works. The things that come naturally to you. The experiences you’ve been through, including the ones you’d rather forget. None of it is random. None of it is wasted. He knew what he was making.

Psalm 139 gets specific. David writes that God formed him before he was born! That God saw his “unformed substance,” the raw material, before any of it was assembled. That’s a God who is closely acquainted with what he made.

Here’s where it gets direct: a lot of people carry a quiet belief that they don’t quite measure up. Not gifted enough. Too much baggage. Too many mistakes. So they either push harder to prove themselves, or they check out and stop expecting much from their faith.

Both responses miss what the text is saying. You weren’t made to prove yourself. You were made by a God who doesn’t make mistakes. The question isn’t whether God has a purpose for your life, he does. He says so. The question Pastor Paul put in front of us Sunday is worth sitting with: will you take the leap to find out?

You won’t find out standing still.

REFLECTION

PUT IT INTO PRACTICE

Try to complete two of these today:

• Read Psalm 139:13–16 slowly – not as a speed exercise. Then sit for two minutes and ask God one honest question: “Do I actually believe this is true about me?” Write down whatever comes to mind, even if it’s uncomfortable.
• Write down three ways you are specifically wired (how you think, what you’re good at, what you notice that others tend to miss.) Not a resume. Just honest observations. These are clues, not conclusions.
• Write out Ephesians 2:10 by hand. Do it every morning this week. It takes ninety seconds. Getting Scripture into your memory is one of the highest-return investments you can make in your spiritual life.
• Place Ephesians 2:10 in front of you all week. Maybe its your mirror, a sticky note on your computer, your phone’s background. Somewhere you’ll be reminded of God’s truth.

PRAYER

Use this or pray in your own words. Either way, don’t skip it.