“For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Ephesians 2:10 NLT
Statistics show that 99% of the visitors to the Louvre come specifically to see the Mona Lisa. The average wait time is 1-2 hours and you are allowed 30 seconds to gaze at Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece from a distance of 3 meters (about 10 feet).
So 7,200 seconds waiting to stare at a 30”x21” lifeless picture for 30 seconds, from a distance of 120 inches. From a purely analytical perspective, a reflection of the desperation to find hope in things created by man, created by the Omnipresent and Omnipotent Creator of all things.
Ephesians 2:10 tells us that we are God’s masterpiece. Created to do the good things that he planned for us long ago. We are made new through Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection. You are new. You are the Master’s masterpiece. You were planned and created before time began. You are the living, breathing vessel of hope created in the Father’s image.
I encourage you to make yourself available to the hopeless, the hopeful, the lovely and the loveless. I encourage you to say “no waiting to see, hear, hug and hold God’s masterpiece and when I see, hear and hug you, I too will hold His masterpiece. You.”
There is no waiting to come into the presence of the Master Creator of all things. There is no time limit to stand in His presence. There is no distance restriction between you and Him. He invites you to surrender and lay in His arms for eternity.
That is more than enough.
You’ve got this.
