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You were never an afterthought.You are God’s best.

Journey from Genesis to Revelation and discover the Father’s eternal purpose, the work of His Son, and the transforming power of the Holy Spirit.

25 chapters4 movements1 unfolding story
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“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.”

Ephesians 2:10 (NKJV)

The heart of the book

Identity comes before responsibility.

From the opening pages of Genesis to the closing vision of Revelation, Scripture reveals one continuous story: a faithful Father creating a family, pursuing that family after the Fall, redeeming it through His Son, and transforming it by His Spirit.

01

Created intentionally

Your life is neither accidental nor insignificant. You were made in God’s image and given a dignity no human opinion can remove.

02

Redeemed completely

The Father does not discard what sin has damaged. Through Jesus, He restores what was lost and brings His children home.

03

Transformed continually

The Holy Spirit carries truth from the page into the heart, forming believers into the likeness of Jesus Christ.

The journey through Scripture

Four movements.
One eternal purpose.

Read slowly and prayerfully with an open Bible. Each part builds on the one before it, allowing Scripture’s message to unfold from creation to final restoration.

Part OneCreated for Glory8 chapters

Begin where Scripture begins: with humanity created intentionally, crowned with dignity, and entrusted with purpose.

  1. The Question That Changes Everything
  2. Created in the Image of God
  3. The Majesty of Creation
  4. Crowned With Glory and Honor
  5. A Little Lower Than Elohim
  6. Dominion: God’s Original Assignment
  7. Wonderfully Made
  8. Created With Purpose
Part TwoWhen Everything Changed3 chapters

Trace what sin distorted, why the Father came looking, and what humanity lost without ever losing its value to God.

  1. The Great Exchange
  2. The God Who Came Looking
  3. What Was Lost?
Part ThreeRestoring God’s Original Purpose6 chapters

See Jesus as the Last Adam—the One who entered death, defeated its power, and brings many sons and daughters to glory.

  1. But Now We Do Not Yet See
  2. But We See Jesus
  3. The Last Adam
  4. Bringing Many Sons Unto Glory
  5. Why Not Angels?
  6. Destroying the Power of Death
Part FourLiving as God’s Best8 chapters

Carry truth into everyday life through relationship, humble authority, Spirit-given power, purpose, inheritance, and destiny.

  1. Discover Your Relationship
  2. Assume Your Authority
  3. Use Your Power
  4. Living on Purpose
  5. Assess Your Wealth
  6. Believe Your Destiny
  7. Becoming Everything God Created You to Be
  8. The Day We Finally Become What God Intended

More than information

Every chapter is shaped for transformation.

The book invites you to pause, reflect, pray, speak biblical truth, and practice what you have learned.

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God’s Best Principle

A foundational truth to carry through the chapter.

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Key Truth

The chapter’s central message in a memorable form.

03

Reflection Questions

A quiet invitation to examine your heart before the Father.

04

Prayer

A starting point for honest conversation with God.

05

Faith Confession

Biblical truth spoken aloud to replace fear with faith.

06

Living God’s Best

One practical way to put truth into action.

My prayer is that as you read this book you will not simply admire God’s plan. I pray you will discover your place within it.

— David Mattocks, Preface

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Companion study guide & workbook

Turn every chapter into a lived response.

The 25-lesson companion follows the book chapter by chapter for personal study, small groups, and discipleship. Each lesson moves through four purposeful steps.

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Discover

Examine what the chapter reveals about God and His purpose.

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Reflect

Bring beliefs, wounds, fears, and habits honestly into the light.

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Respond

Choose what to believe, confess, pray, or surrender.

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Live

Practice one concrete step of obedience during the week.

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David Mattocks, author of You Are God’s Best

About the author

David Mattocks

David Mattocks is a pastor, Bible teacher, and author with a lifelong desire to help people know the heart of the Father and understand the unity of Scripture. He serves at Light of Yeshua Fellowship in Port Huron, Michigan.

You Are God’s Best grew from a burden to help believers see themselves through the eyes of their Heavenly Father—and to move from information into transformation.

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