The Master Carpenter

The Master Carpenter

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Christ, the Creator, Organizer and Savior of the world was born into mortality

as a Master Carpenter in an obscure town not far from Jerusalem.

He created worlds without number (Moses 1:38), put the stars in the sky (Psalms 33:6), and planets in orbit around them. Everything in the heavens and in the earth was created by Him (Col. 1:16).

Jesus Christ was already the Master Builder, the Accomplished Architect, and the Perfected Constructor

 before working at His earthly father’s feet in the woodshop of Nazareth.

He planted infinite forests on innumerable worlds prior to cutting and shaping hand-hewn

pieces of wood with rudimentary tools – perhaps fashioning a simple stool or a little box.

Repeatedly, He took the unorganized, the rough and the primitive, and knew perfectly

how to organize it, improve it, and refine it through the entire process of the creation.

And He did it again as He worked and built things by Joseph’s side.

But most importantly, and even more significantly, He can still do the same thing today – for us!

He can cut through the chaos and confusion of our lives; creating organized peace and calmness.

He can smooth out our crude corners and rough edges; polishing and refining them into beautiful usefulness.

He can trim off our imperfect and destructive dispositions; rebuilding, renovating and purifying them.

I love that Jesus was, and still is, the Master Carpenter! He is the Master of my soul (Matt. 23:8).

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Wm. Calvin Hughes | 16 Nov 2015 | Lake Elsinore, California