Beautiful

There is one thing about me that you should know. I have absolutely no musical talent whatsoever. None. I wish I did, though. There are so many songs that mean so much to me.
I suppose that is why I appreciate so much those who are talented and gifted with a beautiful voice and the ability to understand musical instruments and the dexterity to play them so gracefully.

There are a lot of young people at my church who have been gifted with enormous talent. I so enjoy hearing them sing and play in our church services and special programs. One of those young people sang this morning. She and her mother sang a song by Francesca Battistelli. The song is called 'Beautiful Beautiful'. It is one of those songs that really speaks to me. I've been thinking about it all day. It speaks of how God can turn your life into something beautiful. Wow.
I pondered this for a long time today.

God indeed can make something beautiful of your life. Ephesians 2:10 says that we are God's workmanship. The Greek word used is 'poiema' or poem. How cool is that? We are God's poetry.

In Isaiah 61:1-3 the bible tells us that God will will trade beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness.

In Revelation 21:1-5, we see that God is going to wipe every tear away and make all things new.

2 Corinthians 5:17, Paul tells us that, as Christians, we have been made new creations in Christ Jesus. Wow!

Best of all, in Romans 8:1, Paul teaches that for those of us who are in Christ, there is no condemnation.

Indeed, 'Beautiful, Beautiful'

God is AWESOME!