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Monday, September 2, 2013 -- Valued And Honoured

Monday September 2, 2013

I have a lovely glass jar I sit on a shelf in my dining room.  I set it on a shelf and put different things in it that shine.  Sometimes I have a candle in it and sometimes I put bright coloured flowers into it.  It makes my house look more inviting because it shows lovely things. 



God created you and me and put us in this world so we could show His creativity and beauty.  He made us beautiful and special, displaying in us different, wonderful things from day to day.



 For we are God’s masterpiece.  He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.  (Ephesians 2:10 NLT)

King David was reflecting on this one night as he looked at the stars.  He thought about how wonderful God is and how beautiful God’s creation is and then he thought about himself – just a little man – and he said this:
What are mere mortals that you should think about them, human beings that you should care for them?  Yet you made them only a little lower than God and crowned them with glory and honor.  (Psalm 8:4-5 NLT)

King David knew something that I trust you and I can come to know deep in our hearts. God made us so we are filled with honour.  God made us so we are His masterpiece. 

Every now and then I have to dust my jar and sometimes I have to spray it to clean the glass because it gets dirty and clouded.  It’s the same with us.  Although God created us perfectly, we sinned and made our lives dirty.  Our lives get dirtied up with wrong thoughts.  We do bad things.  We say unkind words.  We lie and cheat.  We take things that don’t belong to us.  These things make our lives dirty.  But, God wants us to shine again.  He wants to clean us up so we can show how beautifully he’s made us.  God sent Jesus to forgive us and clean us and take away everything broken and dirty from us. He wants to help us live well and shine for Him as honourable people.
In a wealthy home some utensils are made of gold and silver, and some are made of wood and clay. The expensive utensils are used for special occasions, and the cheap ones are for everyday use.  If you keep yourself pure, you will be a special utensil for honorable use. Your life will be clean, and you will be ready for the Master to use you for every good work.  2 Timothy 2:20-21 (NLT)


 Today I want to bring beauty to my world.  I want to let Jesus make me clean and ready for the honorable work God wants me to do. How about you?

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