Then He Made You...

I suppose each of us has a desire to be more than average. That sense was probably stronger in our youth when we held to our ideals and our dreams. But then this little thing called reality started chipping away at us and like so many others we probably started accepting average outcomes. Some of this is maturity. But sometimes I wonder if this acceptance attitude goes too far…
“See what I have done. I’ve personally chosen Bezalel. I’ve filled him with the Spirit of God, giving him skill and expertise in every kind of craft to create designs and work in gold, silver, bronze gemstones and to carve wood. He is an all-around craftsman.” ~Ex. 31:1-5
I like this verse. It reveals that God uniquely designs people just the way He wants. In this case He wanted to reveal a bit of His glory with beautiful works of gold and silver. So He custom built Bezalel. He gave him the ability to ‘see’ and ‘form’ carvings and castings. In fact, the bible is full of stories of God envisioning things, and then how He created people and called them and helped them discover how to mke His dream into a reality. It might be easy to push back and admire the talented few, but that would miss the point entirely. What if God saw something He wanted to happen on the earth many years ago, then He turned and formed you in your mothers womb? What would that say about the abilities and creative expressions that are hard-wired into you? You have something in common with Bezalel. God envisioned something on the earth, THEN HE MADE YOU! ~Verlon