![]() Just as some day we will see the beautiful tapestry God has been weaving through our suffering, through the events we never would have chosen, in the same way we will see the tapestry this Master Weaver has been creating through those good deeds. God sees them all, knows them all, remembers them all, and uses them all. I suspect that even we ourselves fail to notice or remember the majority of the good deeds we do. ![]() Most of our good deeds go unnoticed and unmarked by others. Instead we interact with people for moments at a time and attempt to say something-anything-that may be encouraging we write small checks and place them in the offering basket we have brief conversations with children, and we share just a shred of the Good News with that taxi driver. We rarely talk a person out of recklessly taking his own life we rarely write a check that utterly transforms a life or ministry we rarely save a drowning child or defuse a ticking time bomb. As Christians we are to be known for our good works-those things done for the glory of God and the good of other people.Īnd so we go through life doing these good works, and far more often than not, these are small and seemingly inconsequential deeds. Titus 2 calls us to be people that are zealous for good works in Matthew 5 Jesus tells us to let our light shine before others by doing good works Ephesians 2 tells us that God’s very purpose in saving us was enabling us to glorify him by the good works we do for others. I have been thinking a lot lately about good deeds-not the good deeds people do to try to earn the favor of God, but the good deeds people do when they already know that Christ has earned them the favor of God. Though I have often heard Joni Eareckson Tada use the illustration, I believe it originated with Corrie Ten Boom and her poem “The Master Weaver’s Plan.” “Oft’ times He weaveth sorrow / And I in foolish pride / Forget He sees the upper / And I the underside.” It serves as an effective illustration for the truth that for now we get to see only the underside of all God is weaving together in this world, while clinging to the promise that someday we will see the upper side and marvel at what he has been doing.īut it illustrates something else equally well. We are meant to see and admire the front of the tapestry, not the back, and this has often served as an illustration of the truths of Romans 8:28: That God promises to use every single event in our lives to bring about good. ![]() Where the front is smooth, the back is covered in knots and loose ends. The back shows something of the image, but it looks more like a child’s attempt than a master’s: it lacks nuance and clarity and detail. What is clear on the front is opaque on the back. A tapestry is made by weaving together different-colored threads, and the images and designs are created by the interplay between the different colors and textures. Sponsor Show Your Support Become a Patron ![]()
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