Fashioned By Grace
Ephesians 2:10: “For
we are His workmanship (His own master work, a work of art), created in Christ Jesus…”
(Amplified Version)
These verses have given me such hope and comfort over the years, but I
think in the past couple years- even more so. Since I passed the 70 mark this year, it is becoming quite evident how the years take a toll on a
body. It
takes me much longer to perform tasks that I used to just whip through. Now, I find I have to space my daily tasks
out so as not to expend all the strength I have in one swoop. I get up in the
morning, and I think of one task I have to perform that day. And I say to
myself: "If this is the only thing that gets done today, I have had a good day." Then after that one is completed, I tackle
the next job while I say to myself: "If I only get these two things done, it will have been
a good day." And so forth.
And time! Wow! I think
about an event in the past- and I am sure it was only a couple years ago. Then I
realize it was about 30-40 years back. Time has a way of fleeting by so
fast. When I was a young girl waiting
for Christmas, summer vacation or birthdays- I would want it to hurry up and
get here. My mother would say- don’t be
is such a hurry. When you get older time will go a lot faster. I didn’t understand it then, but I sure do
now!
But on the bright side—I love these verses. They remind
me just how I came to be in this world and how He has kept me these past 70 years. (I still can’t believe it!!!) But I don’t feel
that old. How old are you supposed to
feel at this age? I don’t know. I’ve
never been here before. I
will let you
know. And no matter how many more years God adds to my life, I am always
reminded that it has been a journey of grace. His grace, love and mercy
keep me everyday and even though I can't keep up like I used to, I can
still wake up each morning knowing that I have a life full of God's
blessings and grace.
That word “workmanship” in Ephesians 2:10 comes from a word
meaning poem or poetry. It means something that is produced by an artisan. His workmanship. He put a lot of thought into my life from the
very beginning. I love doing cross
stitch. I love making something beautiful
out of a piece of cloth and many colored threads. When I am finished, it is a workmanship. I am the artisan. I made it. The underside looks quite a mess, though. From our point of view- our lives can look
pretty messy at times.
We see all the threads hanging out, and the threads tucked under other
threads- just a mess. The edges of my canvas always begin to unravel.
Kind of like our lives sometimes- unraveling. Thankfully once it is framed, you only see the upper side. God
sees the
upper side. Oh, He knows all about the underside with unraveling edges
and threads all over the place. He knows about all the mistakes we made,
the missed or uneven stitches or the wrong colors- but He loves us
anyway and lavishes His grace on us. We are His piece of work! He is
the artisan.
We have been fashioned by His grace and when we put our faith in His
saving grace- we begin to see His handiwork in us. It doesn't matter
what your life may be like right now- trials, sufferings and loss- but
God's grace is still sufficient for you to live every day victoriously
in Him.He fashioned you with His grace, He keeps you by His grace,
He embraces you with His grace. The One
who formed you , fashioned you from the outset, is the One who will continue to
keep you by His grace.
Dear Lord,
Help
me to remember every day that I am fearfully & wonderfully made- by
You. No matter what may be going on in my life, may I always remember
that I was fashioned by Your grace and that Your grace will see me
through.
In Jesus' Name
Amen
~Donna 
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