Day 200 – Let nothing deter you from finishing the masterpiece.
Today’s Reading: Isaiah 35 – 37
Isaiah 35:3-4 “Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way; say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you.”
Have you ever put a puzzle together? If you are not a veteran to completing an 1000 piece puzzle it can be very overwhelming. Those pieces poured all over a table with no end in sight, wondering how it will ever turn out?!
Every Summer vacation as I was growing up, we would grab a new puzzle or 2 and put them together before the end of our trip. It was a family tradition that I loved. There was a process, together time, and in the end a completed masterpiece. This Summer we might not have gone to the beach, but we still brought out the puzzle to be completed.
After pouring out the pieces there’s always steps to take and a guide to follow to keep you on track until completion. First, find all the edges, draw out the boundaries so you know the main outline is done. Make sure to always keep the picture in front of you, so you always have something to turn to incase your eyes play tricks on you or you get distracted and need to know what’s next. There should always be good lighting, whether natural or a lamp, this will keep all the colors bright and matching the colors you’ve already laid out. Lastly, it’s always good to have other eyes looking at each of the pieces because so often they may see something your eyes have just missed.
As we go through this journey called Life, it’s like God is putting us together like a puzzle to form a mighty masterpiece for Himself. At points it may feel defeating or like a complete mess, but if we keep our eyes on the light which is Christ we will stay focused and steady on the path that’s laid before us. We have to know where our boundaries lay, keeping the guide of life, His Word, always before us. Lastly, we need to keep other believers around us so we stay focused on completing the masterpiece. And when we are done we will hear, “Well Done!” You are His Masterpiece!
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