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The Master Carpenter

  • See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity! Psalms 133:1 WEB

    Wood, I grew up around it. Often I was carrying it, sawing it, nailing it, or pulling its splinters from my hands. My dad was a carpenter for fifty-five years, so I grew up around woodworking and I have always enjoyed building things. I find that is a valuable skill in our life everyday and I am thankful for those years that I spent working with him.

    He always started the project by picking the right lumber. Dad would go through the whole pile to find one piece that was straight. Then he would take that piece and cut it to the perfect size, fit it into place, nail it down, and then smooth the rough edges out with sandpaper. The end result would be beautiful.

    The Lord Jesus uses a lot of these same skills that He learned on us. His dad Joseph was a carpenter as well. He will search through thousands of people until He finds the right one. Then He will draw you to Himself (John 6:44), cut away your past baggage (2 Corinthians 5:17), fit you into your place in the body (Colossians 3:15), nail you to your own cross (Galatians 5:24), and then He breaks out the sandpaper. The first part of being drawn to Him is pleasant, much of the rest is not, especially the cutting, nailing, and the sanding.

    To accomplish this, He will often place people into our lives that help shape and smooth us. We hate those irritating people and would like to avoid the friction and the scraping, but we also cannot see our own rough edges on our own. It is natural to want to separate from the friction, but if you do you will retain the roughness that God is trying to smooth out, and He may bring coarser sandpaper next time. You can and will get through this, and when He is done you are going to be one smooth work of art, hand crafted by the Master Carpenter.

    Prayer: Heavenly Father I pray that You give me the grace to endure the things that I face. Help me love those around me and to be nice. Please set a guard over my mouth and help me reflect You in a positive light, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray.

    Note: "if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land." (2 Chron 7:14). If you have a prayer need, we are here for you! We and the prayer team are ready to lift you up at our private prayer page: RHM Prayer Network


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Yvette York
Yvette York

Amen

September 11, 2019
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Marisa Jackson
Marisa Jackson

Amen!!

September 11, 2019
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Charlene Vallo
Charlene Vallo

This is so very true!!! Praise Jesus!!!

September 11, 2019
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Kay Collinsworth
Kay Collinsworth

Amen!

September 11, 2019
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Schalk  de Beer
Schalk de Beer

Yes Lord, amen

September 11, 2019
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Perry Robertson
Perry Robertson

Amen! so true, I dont think he has got to the sanding yet on me. 

September 11, 2019
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David  Earlywine
David Earlywine

Amen,God is awesome.

September 11, 2019
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Patricia Walker
Patricia Walker

Amen. 

September 11, 2019
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Wanda Pennington
Wanda Pennington

Amen!!

September 11, 2019
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Jay Jerisek
Jay Jerisek

TY fpr this very timely message. I'll remember this one for sure since I am a Carpenter 

September 11, 2019
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Jim Jarrell
Jim Jarrell

Amen! Thank You Lord!

September 11, 2019
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Stephanie Blakely
Stephanie Blakely

Hallelujah! Good morning I pray all is well. I pray y’all will have a beautiful blessed day. 

September 11, 2019
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Lynn Brown
Lynn Brown

Amen!

September 11, 2019
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Pranoti  Kumar
Pranoti Kumar

Amen

 

September 11, 2019
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Cathy Webb
Cathy Webbedited: September 11, 2019

Thank you, Pastor Dion, for the perfect prayer for my first day of classes with this year’s students! Help me love those around me and to be nice. Please set a guard over my mouth and help me reflect You in a positive light. Thank you, Lord! Amen

September 11, 2019
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Mari Kaufmann
Mari Kaufmann

Amen to this prayer. So concise. Praise God. 

September 11, 2019
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Linda Clark
Linda Clark

Amen  help me be more patient  in jesus name  thank you for my blessings  everyday 

September 11, 2019
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Jose Simo
Jose Simo

Dear Father I've always count on You to live a life according to Your Will, thank You for molding me oh Lord. Take away the rough parts still in me as an example of Your love and care for us,in Jesus name I pray. AMEN.

Thank you Pastor for this great message, God bless you. 

September 11, 2019
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Ed Frye
Ed Frye

Amen!

September 11, 2019
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Linda Filderman
Linda Filderman

You’re in my head again! Thank you!

September 11, 2019
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Liesel  aka  Lisa Wardle
Liesel aka Lisa Wardle

Amen and Amen and Amen!!! Thank you Pastor Dion, you really spoke to me, I needed to hear that especially today!!! I'm claiming your prayer today and all of the tomorrows! Please hear me Lord, in Jesus name, Amen!

September 11, 2019
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Wesley Paulus
Wesley Paulus

Amen!

September 11, 2019
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Sandra Colby
Sandra Colby

AMEN

September 11, 2019
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Gail Dahl
Gail Dahledited: September 12, 2019

I read your "Master Carpenter" devotional at my bible study group today (you got the credit).  We were talking about how to begin every encounter with love and how hard it can be.  We all especially liked your sentence that said God uses irritating people to refine us...ouch!!  Thank you for your insights.  

September 12, 2019
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Dana Rozell
Dana Rozell

Amen!

September 17, 2019