I'm running to the One who knows me
Who made every part of me in His hands
I'm holdin' to the One who holds me
'Cause I know, cause I am
I know who I am
I am sure, I am Yours
Lyrics from"Who I am" by Blanca
It's hard to read about the creation of the world in Genesis without realizing the attention to detail and the purpose for everything created - including us! Gen. 1:26 says "Then God said 'let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness..." We are His work made for His purposes! We are His very own masterpiece...what an incredible mystery it is and yet what an incredible gift to be made by Him for Him!
Sometimes I am not very brave...if something breaks or doesn't work, I think it's the end of the world. How very sad that I let my emotions rob me of the joy (fruit of His Spirit!) of being His. We are worthwhile not because of the circumstances of our lives, or what we do or even who we are...we are worthwhile because He created us as His very own with His own purposes.
Darlene Sala says in her book CREATED FOR A PURPOSE:
No matter what you are today - or what you were
in the past - you are not a mistake. You are a
potential work of art in which God wants to reveal His power, glory,
love, and creativity. God can take your suffering and
turn it into a blessing for yourself and others. Don't hold
a grudge against God. Let Him work with you as you are
and turn your life into the masterpiece He has planned
for it.
So the question is: how are you responding to His creation of you today? I saw a little girl in the checkout line yesterday just go to the front of the store and do a cartwheel! I just loved her freedom and her joy...guess what: she wouldn't have done that if she had let her joy be robbed! My sweet friend, Chuck Musfeldt, said "it would be ungrateful to not have joy on the journey". By the way, he is now with the Lord doing cartwheels, I think!
I say let's do a few cartwheels today and be about His work and His purposes. If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, you have the potential within to be something wonderful! There is no power in heaven or earth that can stop you from being an effective and beautiful work of art!
For further study: Psalm 33:11, Psalm 139:13-16, Proverbs 19:21, Isaiah 43:7, Isaiah 46:11, Acts 5:38-39, Romans 12:1-2, 1 Cor. 12:2, Philippians 1:4-6, Revelation 4:11.
Be blessed in your understanding of God's word.
Love,
Holly
