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marbella3 70F
2483 posts
11/12/2014 3:09 am

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11/14/2014 4:19 pm

The Final Picture




Read: Isaiah 40:21-31

Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these things.
€”Isaiah 40:26

Bible in a Year:
Jeremiah 51-52; Hebrews 9

What started as an empty 11-acre field in Belfast, Northern Ireland, ended up as the largest land portrait in the British Isles. Wish, by artist Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada, is made from 30,000 wooden pegs, 2,000 tons of soil, 2,000 tons of sand, and miscellaneous items such as grass, stones, and string.

At the beginning, only the artist knew what the final artwork was going to look like. He hired workers and recruited volunteers to haul materials and move them into place. As they worked, they saw little indication that something amazing was about to emerge. But it did. From the ground, it doesn'€™t look like much. But from above, viewers see a huge portrait €”the smiling face of a little girl.

God is doing something on a grander scale in the world. He'€™s the artist who sees the final picture. We'€™re His €œfellow workers€ (1 Cor. 3:9) who are helping to make it a reality. Through the prophet Isaiah, God reminded His people that it is He who €œsits above the circle of the earth€ and €œstretches out the heavens like a curtain€ (Isa. 40:22). We can'€™t see the final picture, but we continue on in faith, knowing that we'€™re part of an amazing work of art €”one that is being created on earth but will be best seen from heaven.
While sometimes I think I can see the big picture,
Lord, my heart knows it sees so little. I’m
thankful that You are working out Your beautiful
will in this world, and I can trust You.

God is using us to help create a masterpiece.


lilium6 74F
4498 posts
11/13/2014 4:03 pm

Thanks for the perspective reminder :- )