Elizabeth Smith uses her own images here to illustrate a SPIRITUAL LESSON that was given her by the Holy Spirit. Follow the narration underneath each photo, as you study the photo itself, for THE LESSON is what you are to RECEIVE. Do not be distracted by the pictures; rather, let them allow the words to come alive for you.
WE ARE ALL A WORK OF ART
SOMETIMES ONLY THE ARTIST (Our Creator) SEES US…
WE ARE “HIS” WORKMANSHIP…
DESIGNED…ULTIMATELY…TO BE PUT
ON DISPLAY…FOR HIS GLORY.
THE ARTIST KNOWS “WHO” WE ARE TO BE.
ALREADY IN THE ARTIST’S MIND IS
“WHERE” WE ARE TO BE DISPLAYED…
OUR PURPOSE KNOWN
EVEN AS WE WERE BEING CREATED
FROM NOTHING BUT HIS IMAGINATION FOR US.
CREATIVELY DESIGNED.
OUR LORD TAKES GREAT CARE WITH THE DETAILS,
AND TAKES HIS TIME… (EACH OF US A MASTERPIECE!)
WE ARE HIS PRIDE AND JOY!
TREASURED AND VALUABLE!
HIS THOUGHTS ALWAYS TOWARD US.
AND THEN WE ARE PUT ON DISPLAY FOR OTHERS TO SEE.
WE INFLUENCE OTHERS BY OUR VISIBILITY.
THEY WILL COME TO KNOW “THE ARTIST” AS THEY
SEE HIS HANDIWORK…
AND VIEW HIS WORKMANSHIP.
“WE ARE HIS WORKMANSHIP CREATED IN CHRIST JESUS” EPHESIANS 2:10
THIS MAY BE IN A SMALL GROUP – OR FAMILY –
—
OR WE MAY BE DISPLAYED TO THE BUSINESS WORLD
OR BE GIVEN VISIBILITY IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SOMETIMES WE MAY BE DISPLAYED UNDER
“NOT SO PLEASANT” CIRCUMSTANCES…
AND IN THE END FEEL A BIT TATTERED
AND WORN OUT…
ABUSED AND USED…
FOR BEAUTY IS NOT ALWAYS RECOGNIZED
BUT BEAUTIFUL WE ARE… ANYWAY…
AND THE ARTIST CAN “RESTORE US”.
WE MUST BECOME ALERT…
THAT WE ARE DISPLAYED AT PLAY, AT CHURCH, DOING OUR HOBBIES, ETC.
WE ARE BEING OBSERVED BY MANY…
EVEN IF IT APPEARS OTHERS ARE PASSING BY…NOT PAYING ATTENTION.
OUR JOY IN THE LORD TAUNTS THE ENEMY…
SO LET THAT JOY SHOW TO OTHERS!
LET THEM KNOW HOW THANKFUL AND BLESSED YOU ARE IN CHRIST!
LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE!! SMILE AND ENJOY LIFE IN CHRIST!
HE IS THE FAIREST ONE OF ALL!
AND WE REFLECT HIS GLORY!
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, WE ARE TO LOVINGLY DISPLAY OURSELVES TO OUR SPOUSES.
APPRECIATE ONE ANOTHER’S BEAUTY
AND TAKE CARE TO LOVE AND VALUE ONE ANOTHER
AS PRECIOUS WORKS OF ART.
FOR OUR TRUEST BEAUTY WILL BE MOST APPRECIATED
BY THOSE WHO LOVE US, AND WHO WE DESIRE INTIMACY WITH.
OUR GREATEST BEAUTY
IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
OUR CREATOR
HE MADE US – LOOKED UPON US – AND SMILING TO HIMSELF
(As in Genesis 1)
“GOD SAW THAT IT WAS GOOD”
REGARDLESS OF HOW WE ARE DISPLAYED,
EVEN IF WE FEEL BLACK AND WHITE (BLAH AND UNCOLORFUL) …
THE FACT REMAINS, THAT
WE ARE ALL A WORK OF ART.
WE ARE BEAUTIFUL IN GOD’S SIGHT.
ON DISPLAY FOR “THE ARTIST’S GLORY”
AND “RECOGNITION OF HIS WORKMANSHIP”.
SO LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE BEFORE MEN THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD WORKS AND GLORIFY YOUR FATHER WHICH IS IN HEAVEN. MATTHEW 5:16
AS A CHILDHOOD SONG DECLARES:
“HIDE IT UNDER A BUSHEL…NO! I’M GOING TO LET IT SHINE!”
YOU ARE A WORK OF ART!
BE CONFIDENT… THAT YOU ARE JUST AS YOU SHOULD BE…IN CHRIST!
AND BE YOURSELF!
AND IF HE TAKES YOU ASIDE FOR SOME “RESTORATION” …
LET THE ARTIST HAVE HIS WAY.
HE CREATED YOU TO SAY WITH CONFIDENCE:
I AM FREE TO BE ME!
LOOK UNTO YOUR CREATOR AND ENJOY YOURSELF!
AND LET OTHERS SEE YOUR SMILE!
YOU ARE A PERFECT WORK OF ART.
PSALM 34:5 SAYS:
“THEY LOOKED UNTO HIM, AND WERE LIGHTENED:
AND THEIR FACES WERE NOT ASHAMED.”
MY PRAYER FOR YOU IS THAT HIS GLORY WILL GLORIFY YOU!
YOUR SMILE REFLECTS HIS GLORY MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE!
AND I PRAY THAT HIS COUNTENANCE WOULD REST UPON YOU.
“THOU SHALT MAKE ME FULL OF JOY
WITH THY COUNTENANCE”
(Acts 2:28b)
NOW, EMBRACE THE AARONIC BLESSING
OF NUMBERS 6:24-26 AND BE AT PEACE:
THE LORD BLESS THEE AND KEEP THEE
THE LORD MAKE HIS FACE SHINE UPON THEE
AND BE GRACIOUS UNTO THEE.
THE LORD LIFT UP HIS COUNTENANCE UPON THEE,
AND GIVE THEE PEACE.
As I end this chapter, I want to share this song link:
Remember, all we are, is His Workmanship, for His Praise! Amen!
Please click on this link and enjoy God speaking to your own heart.
Psalm 30:12 – Elizabeth Ann Smith – Receive From Me