For we are his workman ship, created in Christ Jesus unto good work s, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them Ephesians 2:10 Prayers in Pursuit of God Part 11 of a 11 If the only rea son we desire to get closer to God is to keep Him for ourselves, then we are not worthy of this closeness. To think that God called us to Himself so that we could just be in His presence is foolish. When God calls us to Himself it is never for our own sake but to accomplish His purposes. Therefore we can say just as God called Jonah to His purpose for Nineveh and Moses to His purpose for Israel, He has called you and me to accomplish His purposes as well. When considering Ephesians 2:10 it is important to understand that the good works of the above passage are the requirement of God; however they are marked different from the good works that man seeks to accomplish which are as Isaiah 64:6 states seen as “filthy rags” in the eyes of God. The Apostle Paul is say...