Deuteronomy 7:6

The LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession.

Today's Word

It’s interesting that the twelve-thousand-pound block of marble that Michelangelo used to carve his magnificent sculpture of David had been twice discarded by other famous sculptors. They thought it had too many flaws, imperfections, and blemishes in the marble’s grain. Michelangelo saw the same defects, but he looked beyond the imperfections. He said, “I see a masterpiece in this rock.”

Similar to the two artists, other people may look at you and say, “They’ll never amount to much. Look at their failures and weaknesses and mistakes.” All they see are your flaws. They may write you off. But God says, “I see flaws and weaknesses, but I also see a masterpiece. I see a blessed, strong, forgiven, favored child of the Most High God.” He knows how to make you and mold you to where the best you comes out. You may see yourself as the failed you, the broken you, the guilty you, but the true you is still in you. You’re about to become the masterpiece God created you to be, the blessed you, the faithful you, the honored you, the righteous you.

Prayer for Today

“Father, thank You that You created me to be a masterpiece, to be Your prized possession. Thank You that You saw all my flaws and weaknesses but looked beyond my imperfections. I believe that the blessed me, the faithful me, the righteous me will show out. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”