20 Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 21 make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. (Hebrews 13:20–21, NKJV)
Have you ever stopped to see how God defines a “good work?” It is worth your time and effort. Christians are God’s “workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them” (Eph. 2:10). Therefore, the good works that please God are the ones He created us for and arranged for us to do. In today’s passage, “every good work” is identified as accomplishing “His will” (v. 21). The prayer being offered is that God would bring them (us) to spiritual completeness in every good work, by working in them (us) “what is well-pleasing in His sight.” If a work is against God’s revealed will (His word), it is not good and does not please God. We cannot possibly call something a “good work” when it violates truth. By His inspired Scriptures, God equips us for “every good work” (2 Tim. 3:16-17). Again, it is evident that good works conform to truth. Therefore, God’s definition of a good work is a work that agrees with His will. When a work violates the Scriptures it cannot be good.
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