Tools in The Master's Hand!

1Corinthians 3:9 "For we are labourers together with God:ye are God's husbandry,ye are God's building."

"They don't build'em like they used to!" It's a common refrain among those who remember when quality was something builders took pride in.There was a day when a person could earn a living and a good reputation by taking time to get the job done right.Today, time is money,so speed and quanity,not quality craftsmanship seems to be the hallmark of a lot of building today.But as we know the worker is only as good as the tools he has to work with.It is hard to build something if you don't have the right tools. Taking short cuts often means having to come back and do it over.

In a similar way we may be enticed to take shortcuts in God's character-development phases of building our lives.We may be tempted to skirt issues of honesty,integrity,and purity in our hearts.We may decide to shut out the voice of the spirit as we reach for the goal of what we want,in our timing instead of his. That's a recipe for spiritual disaster.Consider the time God took to develop godly people,such as Moses(40yrs hiding in the wilderness), David (tending sheep and running from Saul), and Elisha (yrs of faithful service to Elijah).As they submitted themselves to God to be His servants, God trained and empowered them to be ones who glorified Him in great ways.We to must be patience and wait on God's time for us.He is shaping and molding us into useful tools to be use in His garden of salvation.We must be strong,durible,sturdy,sharpe and easy to use.We must be able to withstand the hard surfaces, rough and rugged job that lies before us.Can we really expect to build on the foundation of Christ without submitting to God's ways and process in our lives?

In fact,this the great advantage that we have as belivers today:the gift of God's Spirit is available to all men and women now.We have all the resources of Heaven at our disposal to help us build better and stronger than ever on the foundation of Christ.Now that you've taken time to examine what kind of building materials you are using in your day-to-day life,it's a good time to call on God for the help you need with any areas of weakness.