Working Wood

You can see the woodworker through the dim rays of light that flood the old shop. You can smell the fragrance of the freshly cut wood. The woodworker's muscles ripple as he pulls the wood plane over the grain, shavings drifting to the floor. Sweat dribbles down his face as he shapes the wood for beauty and function. His hands are calloused from his work, and he smiles as he works.

Ephesians 2:10 says we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. God is sovereign, and has prepared and planned the work we do, and are to do.

Do you think it is a coincidence that Jesus was a carpenter? Most people never take the time to see Him as a woodworker, until maybe they saw The Passion of Christ. Yet doesn't He use the sharp tools of trials and tribulations to shapen us? He uses our problems to round our corners. He handles us with loving care, knowing what the finished product will look like. We might have cracks that need repaired, or splinters that need sanded. Some are full of knots(insert joke here).

Like any woodworker, He takes his time. It's about His time, not the wood's. And it's about the finished product that we will be.