I just don’t get it! How do you use chalk to draw a picture like that? I don’t get how a fax machine works. I never will. Someone once tried to explain it to me, but I’m still baffled. Those who have artistic gifts befuddle me too. My daughter, Jessie and her friend, Michelle Bradley recently won first prize for a “replica of a master” of this chalk drawing. I am truly amazed and I’m so proud of my daughter, Jessie.
A good friend of mine named Jim told me that when he was a boy and came home from school with a “pretty picture” he was told, “that’s nice Jimmer, now throw it in the trash can.” His works of art became known as “Jimmers,” stuff that got a quick comment and were immediately sent to the trash heap.
Don’t you wonder about what God thinks of the artwork of our lives? Are they “Jimmers?” Does He say, “that’s nice Jeff, now throw it away” or does the artwork of my life really matter? Really matter to Him!
It’s absurd to think that Jessie’s award-winning artwork will be washed away with the next good rain shower. All that hard work will be colored water running down the nearest drain. What happens to the artwork of our lives? Will it all just run down the drain?
Isn’t it great being a lover of Jesus and knowing that our lives aren’t “Jimmers!” Isn’t it awesome knowing that we’re not just colored water running down the nearest drain. Our lives in Christ are supposed to be replicas of The Master! Jesus! When our lives are a reflection of Him, they truly are stunningly beautiful! No “Jimmers” with Jesus! Clothed in His beautiful righteousness, washed in His blood, made new through His Spirit… a Masterpiece!
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