Poetry In Motion, That’s What We Are!
I have been reading “Harvest” by Chuck Smith and Tal Brooke and in Chapter Two: Drought Before the Harvest, on page 25, Chuck shares the following about Ephesians 2:10:[”For we are God’s [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live].” Amplified Bible.]
“For Ephesians 2:10 tells us we are His “poema;” His workmanship or work of Art. God desires to express Himself in the lives of His people. We become the expression of God to the world, for is through what they observe in us that they get some idea about the nature and character of the one who fashioned us, the Artist. Thus God seeks to reveal Himself through me and through all genuine believers.”
“As I submit to God’s touch, He is able to express His poetry in and through me. This is a staggering thought, and an immense responsibility. And without His grace, it is impossible.”
Recently Donna of By Grace Alone and John M. Kennedy of Passion to Write have given me a new understanding of Poetry, thank you Donna and John!
When I read the above from Harvest, I was in awe of the Lord. That He has chosen us, to be His poema. That in His hands, we are all a work of art, an expression of Him. That He has chosen to reveal Himself through us to others. To reflect His handiwork.
His desire is that others will see in you, in me, the reality of who He is, that they would see the character of Christ within. That we are becoming poetry in motion, molded and shaped in the Hands of a loving Father.
Is it not amazing that my Father, our Father, can take the last three years of my life and use it to reflect the reality of who He is. That indeed beauty can come out of ashes. That which was meant to destroy has brought forth life.
That the Master Artist is using the canvas of my life, of your life, to touch others. He will use all that you and I go through to produce a work of art, to express His heart, to a world that is desperately in need of hope!
As we submit to our Father’s touch, He is able to express His poetry through you, through me. It is a staggering thought and an immense responsibility, but by His grace, we are becoming living epistles, written on by the Hand of God, to become His poetry in motion!
October 3rd, 2005 at 13:21
So true! As ambassadors for Christ, the world is watching our every move. Sadly, a great deal of the world judges God on our behavior. We need to be mindful on how we ought to live.
October 3rd, 2005 at 16:50