Masterpiece in the Making

From the innocence of childhood
to the longings of a foolish heart.
What is this desire never satisfied
as it discovers this world has lied?

We seek an unattainable perfection,
chasing what this world offers
only to be left longing for more,
never sure of what's in store.

An artist breathes life into his vision
with each stroke of a brush.
The canvas does not resist his touch
as each color adds much.

Art does not become a masterpiece
until it reaches out to touch lives,
revealing treasures to the heart and eyes,
not hidden by any disguise.

As God is Artist and Master Designer
we are His workmanship,
a living masterpiece in the making
reaching out for the world's partaking.

That desire and yearning in our hearts
is to be a canvas for the Artist,
transforming into His good creation
with a life-changing message of salvation.


It doesn't take much to remind me daily of how
imperfect I am.  This world seems to have an insatiable
appetite for self-improvement.  One day I was thinking
about God as being the Creator and Artist of creation.
I realized I needed to see myself as His canvas, and
only then could I become shaped into the masterpiece He
wants me to be.