When I was a little girl we frequently visited my
grandparents. I can remember there was a
room off of their garage that was filled with Grandmother’s sewing
materials. There were boxes of patterns,
and open patterns which laid out in disjoined pieces on the countertop. The patterns were made of very thin paper
with markings along the edges where pins would be placed to secure that piece to
the material. She would hold a pattern
up to my arm and pin it to the material if it was the right size. This would continue with my chest, my back
and my other arm until she was satisfied with the fit of each individual
piece. I would look at the different
fabrics she had and would choose which material I wanted my clothing to be. We would leave and the next time we returned
I was always amazed at how those individual pieces of pattern turned into my
beautiful garment.
We
have a master Tailor who sees the finished garment of our lives. He allows us to choose certain things
according to our desires. He is
constantly working on different areas of our lives, pinning this circumstance to
this area and cutting that circumstance in that area. He has the master pattern of our lives and
orchestrates the design that will produce the most beautiful spiritual garment
if we will allow Him. I remember as I
would get fidgety Grandmother would lovingly look me in the eyes and gently
encourage me to be still. She
would say that this fitting would not take long but the stillness was extremely
important to get it right. I think of
those words as I consider being in a season where I must be still. I must allow God to carefully work out the
details of the pattern so that He can bring about the end result He has in
mind. Then one day when I least expect
it, I’ll look up and the beautiful work will be finished. He will slip my robe of righteousness around
my shoulders as He walks with me on the streets of
gold.
Please
be encouraged this morning that we have a Father who has the pattern for each of
us. He fits each piece perfectly
together, running His perfect threads throughout our life. We must stand still in certain seasons and
other seasons He tells us to go play while He does the work. We can be confident that as we are living out
our lives, He is putting together our eternity.
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