NOVEMBER 12, 2014
The
Final Picture
Read: Isaiah
40:21-31
Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these things. —Isaiah 40:26
What started as an
empty 11-acre field in Belfast, Northern Ireland, ended up as the largest land
portrait in the British Isles. Wish, by artist Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada, is made
from 30,000 wooden pegs, 2,000 tons of soil, 2,000 tons of sand, and
miscellaneous items such as grass, stones, and string.
At the beginning, only
the artist knew what the final artwork was going to look like. He hired workers
and recruited volunteers to haul materials and move them into place. As they
worked, they saw little indication that something amazing was about to emerge.
But it did. From the ground, it doesn’t look like much. But from above, viewers
see a huge portrait—the smiling face of a little girl.
God is doing something
on a grander scale in the world. He’s the artist who sees the final picture.
We’re His “fellow workers” (1 Cor. 3:9) who are helping to make it a reality.
Through the prophet Isaiah, God reminded His people that it is He who “sits
above the circle of the earth” and “stretches out the heavens like a curtain”
(Isa. 40:22). We can’t see the final picture, but we continue on in faith,
knowing that we’re part of an amazing work of art—one that is being created on
earth but will be best seen from heaven.
While sometimes I think I can see the big
picture,
Lord, my heart knows it sees so little. I’m
thankful that You are working out Your
beautiful
will in this world, and I can trust You.
God
is using us to help create a masterpiece.
Source:
Our Daily Bread 2012
