The Beauty in the Broken

"To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty from ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified."  Isaiah 61:3

Sometimes the perfect need to be broken in order to be used for its purpose.

Sometimes the perfect are broken on purpose by others, or on accident by self.

The Japanese believed that just because something was broken, it didn't make it any less valuable, so they would use tree sap to repair the broken vessel and then paint the cracks with gold.  It's called, Kintsugi.

By restoring the broken piece with gold, the broken vessel was worth far more than it was before it was broken.  These broken vessels became works of Art.  Each had its own design because nothing is broken the same way.

A harsh word spoken can break our Spirit.

Betrayal can break our heart.

Sin can break our fellowship with God.

Broken vessels.

But God doesn't leave us broken.  Instead of tree sap and gold, He repairs our broken-ness with His mercy, His Grace, His Love.  

Vance Havner once said, "God uses broken things.  It takes broken soil to produce a crop, broken clouds to give rain, broken grain to give bread, broken bread to give strength.  It is the broken alabaster box that gives forth perfume.  It is Peter, weeping bitterly, who returns to greater power than ever."

Being broken is a result of this life.

    But there is beauty in broken-ness when repaired by our Creator.

        We each have our own design-For His Honor, His Glory and His purpose-

            But that's just me!