November 2014 Thankful Album Day 21
Knowing that God is not yet finished with me is such a blessing! Otherwise, I would be in big trouble! In Phil. 1:6, He says that I can be confident that he will perform the good work that was started in me. When was that started? The day that I accepted Jesus as my Savior. And now I am in His hands – just clay in the hands of the master potter. He can take anything/anyone and make it beautiful.
I love the little Children’s song below and the great poem about The Old Violin.
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HE’S STILL WORKING ON ME
By: Joel Hemphill He’s still working on me to make me what I ought to be. It took Him just a week to make the moon and stars, The sun and the earth and Jupiter and Mars. How loving and patient He must be, He’s still working on me. 1. There really ought to be a sign upon the heart, Don’t judge her yet, there’s an unfinished part. But I’ll be perfect just according to His plan Fashioned by the Master’s loving hands. 2. In the mirror of His Word reflections that I see Make me wonder why He never gave up on me. He loves me as I am and helps me when I pray Remember He’s the Potter, I’m the clay. |
The Old Violin -The Touch of the Masters Hand
‘Twas battered and scarred, And the auctioneer thought it hardly worth his while To waste his time on the old violin, but he held it up with a smile. “What am I bid, good people”, he cried, “Who starts the bidding for me?” “One dollar, one dollar, Do I hear two?” “Two dollars, who makes it three?” “Three dollars once, three dollars twice, going for three,” But, No, From the room far back a gray bearded man Came forward and picked up the bow, Then wiping the dust from the old violin And tightening up the strings, He played a melody, pure and sweet As sweet as the angel sings. The music ceased and the auctioneer With a voice that was quiet and low, Said “What now am I bid for this old violin?” As he held it aloft with its’ bow. “One thousand, one thousand, Do I hear two?” “Two thousand, Who makes it three?” “Three thousand once, three thousand twice, Going and gone”, said he. The audience cheered, But some of them cried, “We just don’t understand.” “What changed its’ worth?” Swift came the reply. “The Touch of the Masters Hand.” “And many a man with life out of tune All battered and bruised with hardship Is auctioned cheap to a thoughtless crowd Much like that old violin A mess of pottage, a glass of wine, A game and he travels on. He is going once, he is going twice, He is going and almost gone. But the Master comes, And the foolish crowd never can quite understand, The worth of a soul and the change that is wrought By the Touch of the Masters’ Hand. – by Myra Brooks Welch |
God gives us the freedom to choose whether or not we want Him to control our lives.