Touch Of The Masters Hand

'For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us." - 2 Corinthians 5:14-20

I was listening to a song yesterday - "The touch of the Master's hand". In short, it is about a violin being sold at auction. No one wanted it until someone picked it up, tuned it and with the bow played a beautiful song. The bidding went up from a few dollars to thousands. When asked why that happened -what made the violin so valuable, the auctioneer answered - "It was the touch of the master violinist's hand."

That led my thinking to 2 Corinthians. We all remember who we were before we met Jesus on the road. For many of us, we have a hard time believing that our lives can be a beautiful song because of our old lives. But if you believe the Word of God is truth, and I hope you do, then you must know that the Word is truth for everyone - including you. The Accuser will always be ready to remind you that you have a past and you are no-wise perfect. That is true as well because on your own you are not even close. But in the Master's hand you are. Not because of anything you have done, won't do or will do, but because of Jesus and His work of reconciliation for us to the Father.

This is a word for someone today - I don't know who and really don't need to. I want to encourage to embrace your new life in Christ. 

Think about it – Pray about it – Believe it – Walk in it. Let your light shine and give God the glory.

By Faith Alone By His Grace Alone And For His Glory Alone