In The Masters Hands

Most people think of clay when thinking of something in the masters hands. But today I want to take you on a journey with me to some different things in the masters hands. It all started with a simple piggy bank. The chubby little pig had a hard time giving up it`s coins today,for safe keeping in another bank. The last few coins seemed to be stuck in the inner most parts of the pig and refused to show themselves. As I held the ceramic pig in my hands, I shook and shook to get those last coins out. I thought about what a thief would do. A thief wouldn't care about breaking the pig wide open and ruining it. But in the masters hands it was a vessel to be treated with care. A thief doesn't care how much damage he does to our hearts, he cuts it open and leaves it to bleed.When the coins hid I took a flashlight to search them out, and so it is with the master He takes a light to shine out the hidden things in our hearts that need to be removed.

A rose in the masters hand is something beautiful. He sculpted it, petal by petal and added fragrance. A gardener takes the rose and waters ,and fertilizes and prunes the rose so it will grow. A thief tears apart the petals.

An artist sees a canvas and with each stroke of the brush he creates a scene and eventually a masterpiece. He steps back when he is done and admires the work maybe even going back to add finishing touches. A paintbrush in the masters hand is valuable.

A pen in the hand of a writer can transform a life. The master is the writer and the pen is the vessel he uses to create.

These are just a few examples of things in the masters hand. Imagine what God can do with me if I commit myself a willing vessel, into the masters hands.