by Leszek Wakula
Woven with Love and Purpose
Did you know that you are the Master Work of God, not the result of chance?
Carefully planned and executed. You are not a "batch end" or an unnecessary post-production waste; you are the work of God's Masterful hands.
I know, I know, when you look in the mirror, maybe sometimes you think, "Well, could God have done a little better, can't he see what kind of ears I have that stand out, and my eyes, why they are so small, not to mention my height."
That may be how we perceive ourselves, but in God's eyes, we are "woven" with love and with purpose.
The Reflection of a Beautiful Truth
If this is the case, does my - does your - life reflect this beautiful truth? Is my life's work - not always in the eyes of people, but in the eyes of God - also beautiful and guided by love? It is organized around love for God and people?
More, is my daily life - my relationships at home, at work, and among friends - the result of the best in me?
Is the time I devote to my loved ones the "end of the line", the rest of me, my energy and strength? If this is the case, if I am not giving my best to God, and I am not fully reflecting God's image that has been imprinted in each of us.
Handmade by God
We live in a world of so-called mass production; the more, the cheaper, but at the same time, its a world of inferior quality. We ourselves later complain that we bought something that was cheap when it breaks quickly because...it was mass-produced. Who among us today still uses handmade things at home? And if we have such, we probably have been using them for many years.
Let's remember - we are not the result of mass production; we are "handmade" by God. This is the picture we find in the pages of the Bible.
Knowing this, let us ask ourselves if the fruit of our lives is a "handmade product" resulting from love and passion for God, or is the fruit our lives are yielding mass-produced, cheap, hurried, and...disposable?
As I get older, I recognize the value of well-made things to which someone has devoted time and heart. I also notice that less is better and, at the same time, higher quality.
Dear ones, what is your value in your own eyes? How do you perceive yourself? And what is the value, the meaning of your life, your relationships, your work, and your service? Is it a "masterpiece" or a product of mass production?
In the course of life, asking such questions as, "What quality does my life have in God's eyes?" may be difficult, but worth it!
As the sun increasingly breaks through the clouds, may the sun of God's hope and encouragement also break through to our hearts. You are not a "series end, an accident"; you are a precisely, lovingly planned Master's work.
I wish you that every moment of our life reflects this beautiful divine truth.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Leszek Wakula is the pastor of the only Baptist church in Lodz, Poland, which is the third largest city in the country. Leszek earned his Master’s degree from the Theological Christian Academy in Warsaw. He also did postgraduate studies at the German Baptist Seminary Hamburg and Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. In addition to shepherding Lodz […]
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