Approval Ratings

During the last year or so, President Bush's approval ratings plummeted to new depths. Right now President Obama's approval ratings are pretty high. If there was a way to test the approval ratings right now for you, how do you think you'd fair - among your family, your friends, your coworkers?

One of the biggest truths we all must face is that there are times when we seem to do no wrong in the eyes of others, and then there are times when it seems we can't do anything right. If we base our identity in the approval of others, we're in for a rollercoaster ride. However, basing our identity in Christ is what we need to and should do.

"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by owkrs, so that no one can boast. For we are God's workmanship created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2:8-10

The word workmanship in the original Greek language is "poiema" which is the word from which we get "poem". The literal translation means "masterpiece". In other words, we're God's masterpiece - you, me and every single person that has ever lived.

Psalm 139:13-14 reminds us "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful."

The approval rating was declared when God created every detail about you while you were still in your mother's womb. The approval rating was finalized when Jesus died on the cross for you. When you have the approval rating of the Lord God Almighty, there is no need for any other ratings!