Diamonds In The Rough
When you read the gospels and see what a motley crew the disciples were when Jesus called them to follow him and see how rough around the edges the founding fathers of the church were, it’s amazing what has been done throughout the ages for Christ. Jesus saw something in these men that most of their families didn’t see. He saw leaders where others saw followers with no direction of their own. Jesus saw men of valor; where there were only men who were fearful. What men saw with their human eyes were dumb, rough men with no direction, but Jesus saw through His heavenly Father’s eyes men who will turn the world upside down. He saw diamonds in the rough, where others just saw stones.
Since Jesus is the Great I Am, He exists outside of time so He knows the future. When He called His disciples, He saw what they will become and not what they were. He saw men who would lead His church to all the world to proclaim Jesus as Lord of all and Savior to those who accept the gift He offers. He saw men who would stand before councils of men desiring their deaths with no fear. He saw what these men would be through His power and His resurrection.
When God draws us to Himself, He takes us as we are at that time. He takes a person where they are and turns them into something beautiful in Him. He takes a raw diamond and shapes it and polishes it into a beautiful glowing jewel. There is no way a diamond on its own can turn itself from a rough unshaped rock into a beautiful polished shaped jewel. It takes a gifted artisan to chisel the rough parts off and shape it into its potential. God is the One who shapes us into what we will become. We can’t do it on our own. He uses the valleys in our lives to shape us into the beauty.
When people don’t see in you what your Father sees, rely on what He will do to make you what you are meant to be in Him. All the beautiful polished diamonds all started out as rough dirty rocks until the One found them and shaped and polished them into something beautiful. He is at work in your life. Rely on Jesus to complete what He started.
Until next time, grow where God has placed you.
When you read the gospels and see what a motley crew the disciples were when Jesus called them to follow him and see how rough around the edges the founding fathers of the church were, it’s amazing what has been done throughout the ages for Christ. Jesus saw something in these men that most of their families didn’t see. He saw leaders where others saw followers with no direction of their own. Jesus saw men of valor; where there were only men who were fearful. What men saw with their human eyes were dumb, rough men with no direction, but Jesus saw through His heavenly Father’s eyes men who will turn the world upside down. He saw diamonds in the rough, where others just saw stones.
Since Jesus is the Great I Am, He exists outside of time so He knows the future. When He called His disciples, He saw what they will become and not what they were. He saw men who would lead His church to all the world to proclaim Jesus as Lord of all and Savior to those who accept the gift He offers. He saw men who would stand before councils of men desiring their deaths with no fear. He saw what these men would be through His power and His resurrection.
When God draws us to Himself, He takes us as we are at that time. He takes a person where they are and turns them into something beautiful in Him. He takes a raw diamond and shapes it and polishes it into a beautiful glowing jewel. There is no way a diamond on its own can turn itself from a rough unshaped rock into a beautiful polished shaped jewel. It takes a gifted artisan to chisel the rough parts off and shape it into its potential. God is the One who shapes us into what we will become. We can’t do it on our own. He uses the valleys in our lives to shape us into the beauty.
When people don’t see in you what your Father sees, rely on what He will do to make you what you are meant to be in Him. All the beautiful polished diamonds all started out as rough dirty rocks until the One found them and shaped and polished them into something beautiful. He is at work in your life. Rely on Jesus to complete what He started.
Until next time, grow where God has placed you.
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