THE CRAFTSMAN'S WORK

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A craftsman is known by his work.

Look at any product and it will tell you a lot about

the individual or manufacture producing it.  Is it 

cheaply made?  Or made with precision and quality

materials?

Even "the Good book" states;

"Do you see a man skilled in his work?

He will stand before kings;

He will not stand before obscure men."

(Proverbs 22:29 NASB) 

John Ruskin made an accurate assessment when he said:

"Quality is never an accident.  It is always the result of 

intelligent effort." 

Now that is an interesting truism.

Consider the image below.

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Now to me that looks like an accident if I ever saw one.

But you and I both know that "someone" designed and 

made that thing.  Even if it was only to confuse us.

Consider something much more precise.  With far 

greater quality and requiring infinitely more intelligence -

NATURE.

You know.  Trees, rocks, people, earth.

Truly;

"The fool has said in his heart,

'There is no God.

(Psalms 14:1 NASB)

When we try to excuse the work of God himself

and credit it to chance or an accident, or any other

cause we expose our own ignorance and rightly

anger the one who gives us life it's self.

Speaking of God we are told:

"For since the creation of the world His invisible

attributes, His eternal power and divine nature,

have been clearly see, being understood through

what has been made so that they are without

excuse.  For even though they knew God, they

did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but

they became futile in their speculations, and

their foolish heart was darkened.  Professing to

be wise, they became fools, ..."

(Romans 1:20 - 22 NASB) 

Some day every one of us is going to meet the 

master craftsman whether we like it or not.

May it be as His long time friend and servant

rather than as his opponent.