In my normal routine I drive around a lot; recently I have
been listening to a copy of The Bible Experience
and if you are like me and trying to find time to fit more of God’s word
into your day I would strongly recommend it or some other audio book of the
Bible it can make a life changing impact on you and your family.
I shared that this morning because while I was listening yesterday
I heard this passage of scripture and my mind has not stopped since and I just
needed to share it with someone.
In Ephesians 2:10 Paul tells us,
“10 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. (NLT)”
Each of our lives is lived in one of two ways following the
plan of God or doing it ourselves. Ever put something together and had pieces left
over only to realize that you did not put them were they were supposed to go
and the item you put together breaks or has to be taken apart and put back
together following the instructions. Our lives are like that too sometimes God
has to break us to bring us back onto the plan he has for us.
We read in Hebrews 3:4-6,
“4 For every house has a builder, but the one
who built everything is God.5 Moses was certainly faithful in God’s
house as a servant. His work was an illustration of the truths God would reveal
later.6 But Christ, as the Son, is in charge of God’s entire house.
And we are God’s house, if we keep our courage and remain confident in our hope
in Christ. (NLT)”
If you have never built anything or been involved with the
construction of a home this might not make a lot of sense but there is a
certain level of pride the builder feels when they complete the house. Often it
is something that they have personally invested a lot of time and energy into.
In some cases if the builder has more than one house under construction he has
a foreman that runs each jobsite. Most good home builders want everything to be
perfect for the person who will be living in it. To do this they follow a
particular set of drawings or blueprints ensuring that the doors and windows
are all in the right place that the electrical outlets and lights are where they
should be. As Christians our walk is a lot like that; God has laid out a plan
for each of us the master builder is Jesus Christ and the foreman on the
jobsite is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit works in us to ensure we are
following the plan laid out by God so that we can be made perfect under the
careful instruction of the master builder. Having to help build my own home and
having worked on several others I promise you it can be painful and it requires
a lot of hard work. However, it is so rewarding to know that you have completed
it and that it has been done right. So the question you need to ask yourself is
who is building your house? Are you doing all the work following your own plan or
are you allowing the site foreman control of the job just following the
instructions he is providing? In the end what you allow the master builder (Jesus)
and the foreman (Holy Spirit) to build will be far better than anything you
ever imagined in the first place. I pray God moves in your life today and helps
to show you were changes need to be made to put your life under his plan for
it. Have a blessed day as you walk in the light of His Word.
