“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:10).

Seventeen-year-old Toby watched as his grandfather put the finishing touches on the baby’s cradle he made. It would soon go into grandfather’s store named “Casey’s Woodshop.” He advertised it as “From My Woodshop to Your Home!” Grandfather was well-known as being a master woodworker. Casey would take pieces of wood that certainly did not look very attractive or appealing, and through his work it would eventually end up as beautifully crafted masterpieces in his store. “Toby,” Grandfather said, “You’ve made some choices that I know you regret. You can’t relive the past, but now you need to be like the wood in my hands. If I can make something beautiful out of some of these pieces, think of what the Lord can do with you!” What a great object lesson for Toby that day. What a great object lesson for all of us today!

For today: I am grateful that the Lord is still working in my life. Is He working in yours?