Construction

Over the last 3 years, the hospital I work at has undergone some serious construction. There is now a 9 story Children's Hospital in what used to be a parking lot. New roads have been paved and new parking structures now exist where there once was nothing. I found myself trying to remember what the old area used to look like before the process had begun, and I honestly couldn't picture it in my head. I would have to look back at pictures to remember what it used to look like.

 Isaiah 54:11 O you afflicted [city], storm-tossed and not comforted, behold, I will set your stones in fair colors [in antimony to enhance their brilliance] and lay your foundations with sapphires.

¹² And I will make your windows and pinnacles of [sparkling] agates or rubies, and your gates of [shining] carbuncles, and all your walls [of your enclosures] of precious stones.

¹³ And all your [spiritual] children shall be disciples [taught by the Lord and obedient to His will], and great shall be the peace and undisturbed composure of your children.

¹⁴ You shall establish yourself in righteousness (rightness, in conformity with God’s will and order): you shall be far from even the thought of oppression or destruction, for you shall not fear, and from terror, for it shall not come near you."

I had been reading that verse the other day, and was reminded of it this morning as I thought of all the demolition, all the tearing down of the old and the rebuilding of the new- forgetting the terrible process of construction as I stared at the gorgeous, shimmering building.

This is what God does with us. This is the hope that we have in Him! If we let Him, he will make us into something beautiful, strong, and stable. He may choose to tear down walls we have erected to protect ourselves, He may tear us down to the very foundation, but if that foundation was built on anything other than Jesus, we can be certain we were not so stable in the first place. We can be assured that the master builder is building something good, even if the demolition process is heavy, hard and at times, completely devastating.

This is the hope we have in Him, and if we trust Him, He will complete the good work He started because He is faithful and He loves us. So let Him! Don't be discouraged when the process gets worse before it gets better- don't even be discouraged if you're completely flattened by the circumstances you face. This is a prime opportunity for God to be glorified and build you up from ashes once again. Keep allowing Him access to your heart and circumstances- invite Him into the mess

Philippians 1:6 "And I am convinced and sure of this very thing, that He Who began a good work in you will continue until the day of Jesus Christ [right up to the time of His return], developing [that good work] and perfecting and bringing it to full completion in you."