' might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness towards us in Christ Jesus ' might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness towards us in Christ Jesus '. rd It is to these good works which we now turn in our 3 point:

- 3. Walking in works

Have you ever thought of yourself as a perambulating pot? (To perambulate is to ' walk about ' ). Have you ever thought of yourself as moving earthenware? I don't mean like ' Mrs. Potts ' , the teapot or little 'Chip' the teacup - CGI characters out of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, but like a carefully crafted creation of God - a living piece of His Divine workmanship, specifically designed to move along the pathways of life which He has laid out. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Paul expresses it this way to the Ephesians: Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should in them. ' The walk word 'walk' communicates the idea of continuous active service in life. Notice the Scripture does not say 'so that we would be walked', 'so we would be led' . Brothers and sisters in Christ we are the ones who are to do the walking with God's good guidance and strength in Christ! Walking well is not as simple as it looks! Walking has been described in medical journals as a 'complex cognitive task' involving the frontal lobe of the brain, the body's self -balancing systems, and activating a range of muscle, ligament and tendon groups. To walk requires effort and to go a long way you need perseverance. To walk in the right direction, you need to know where you are heading. To walk without stumbling you need to look where you are placing your feet - especially on rough ground. I therefore, a prisoner for Paul will expand on the 'Christian walk' later in this letter, e.g. ' the Lord, urge you to in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called ' walk and in love ' (Eph 5:2) ; for at one time you were darkness, but now you (Eph 4:1); ' ' walk are light in the Lord. as children of light Look carefully then how you ' (Eph 5:8) ; ' Walk , not as unwise but as wise ' (Eph 5:15). walk As Christian walkers, we are not mere robots, but willing, living servants of our Lord. Psalm Your people will offer themselves freely on the day of your 110 verse 3 puts it this way ' power, in holy garments; from the womb of the morning, the dew of your youth will be yours '. So, we could ask the question why 'walk' (in good works) if they contribute absolutely So, every healthy tree bears good nothing to our salvation? Jesus answers in these words: ' fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus, you will recognize them by their fruits Faith ' (Matt 7:17 -20). James says: ' by itself, if it does not have works, is dead ' (James 2:17). We are saved for good works, not by good works. Good works are the evidence of saving The person who has been faith. Michael Horton, editor of the Moody Press has written: ' justified by God's grace has a new, higher, and nobler motivation for holiness than the shallow, hypocritical self-righteousness or fear that seems to motivate so many religious people today ' . The gospel of grace frees us to be able to engage in good works of service for