We Are His Workmanship

 

We Are His Workmanship

     I am an Automation Technician level 7 in the Tyson job description.  From 2:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., I wear that hat Thursday through Tuesday.  But those responsibilities stay on that side of the river.  In Iowa, I am something else.  Not so with Christ.

     “For we are His workmanship…” Ephesians 2:10 at the start.  This verse can be read as it applies to us.  But this morning I saw Him.  In my mind I saw a man in a pottery room.  With apron on, He motioned me back to see His latest creation.  To have a workmanship, there must be a worker.  More than that, we are His livelihood.

      Jesus sums up His passions for us.  They entertain His thoughts by the hour.  So dedicated to them, we see the Potter over the wheel intently focusing the work.  His hands meet her as she spins elegantly.  The hands of balance curve uprightly feeling the strength of her side.  She wonders if she will collapse but the Master pulls up even more from a solid start.  There is a cut.  A part which is not her.  Painful at first, but we see what He has in mind.  The lip of the vase must round and not tear.

     Does this sound like a nine to five job?  Has Jesus punched in His card to punch out?  No.  The thrust of the Man in passion He wears as evidence upon His apron.  So engulfed is His attention that He becomes one with His creation.  And He is not ashamed.

     We are His workmanship.  We are the focus of His livelihood.  We are the sum of His passions expressed in His creative hands.  The Church.

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