The Master Carpenter

 

The Master Carpenter

Christ, the Creator, Organizer and Savior of the world was born into mortality in an obscure town not far from Jerusalem, already a Master Carpenter. Before His birth, He had created worlds without number (Moses 1:38), put the stars in the heavens (Psalms 33:6), and planets in orbit around them. Everything in space and in the earth was created by Him (Col. 1:16). As such, Jesus Christ was already a Master Builder, an Accomplished Architect, and a Perfected Construction Manager long before working at Joseph’s feet in a modest Nazareth woodshop.

He’d planted infinite forests on innumerable worlds prior to cutting and shaping hand-hewn pieces of lumber with rudimentary tools – perhaps fashioning a simple stool or a little box for His mother, Mary. Repeatedly, as a Master Craftsman He took the unorganized, the rough and primitive, and knew perfectly just how to organize it, how to improve it and flawlessly refine it through the meticulous process of creation.

As a child, He employed His mastered skills again as He worked and built things at Joseph’s side. Even more astonishingly, most importantly and significantly, He continues his labors, doing the same thing today – for us!

He can cut through the chaos and confusion of our lives – creating organization, peace and calmness. He can smooth out our rough edges and crude corners – polishing and refining them into beautiful usefulness. He can trim off our imperfect and destructive dispositions – rebuilding, renovating and purifying them.

We love that Jesus was, and still is, the Master Carpenter! (Matt. 23:8).

Merry Christmas to you and yours, the Hughes Family 2020

Wm. Calvin Hughes | December 18, 20220