Tuesday, December 21, 2010

I love scrapbooking!!!!!!

Do you ever wonder why you love scrapbooking/paper crafts so much? Well, read on! My devotional today written by Os Hillman is about "God gives us a desire for our work".

You shall call, and I will answer You; You shall desire the work of Your hands (Job 14:15).

Did you know that God has already pre-wired you for the work He created you to do? We all have things inside of us that excite us when we think about it. God is the source of this passion. However, our career path may require many stepping stones before we reach the work that we were ultimately created for. The psalmist says "All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be" (Ps 139:16). When the ark of the covenant was to be designed to contain the sacred ten commandments, God prepared a man to perform the important work.

"Then the LORD said to Moses, 'See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts -- to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of craftsmanship" (Ex 31:1-6).

We do not know much about Bezalel, but you can be sure he had many jobs leading up to this most important assignment. He was also the first man mentioned in all of scripture to be "filled with the spirit of God." 

When your work is empowered by the Spirit of God you will be hand-picked for some of the most important assignments. He says the skilled worker will even serve before kings (Prov. 22:9). God will see to it that your skills will be used for His ultimate purposes. This is the call of God for each of us -- to be fulfilled in our work and to use our work to fulfill His purposes on the earth. He seals the hand of every man, that all men may know His work (Job 37:7).

6 comments:

  1. WOW thank you for sharing this!!!!
    Wishing you the BEST Chrismas ever
    hugs
    Brenda

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  2. This is totally inspirational Beatriz! Thank you for sharing this message..it means so much! I'm passing it on to others too!
    Hugs
    Melissa

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  3. Isn't this amazing. I see this in so many projects that you do Beatriz, you are truly gifted. TFS

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  4. Thank you for this wonderful insight into the Word of God. I hope you have a blessed Christmas.

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  5. beatriz... thanks for sharing this wisdom with us!This is a devotion a needed to hear today!
    barb :)

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  6. Thanks Beatriz, I had to read twice! and thanks to Melissa for poking me with an email! Gaby

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