In it, the artist takes broken pottery (originally tea ware) and pieces the shards back together with lacquer, threading gold into the cracks. (Google image, Kintsugi potery)
"Kintsugi," Fujimara explains, "Does not just 'fix' or repair a broken vessel; rather, the technique makes the broken pottery even more beautiful than the original."
KIntsugi, first implemented centuries ago when a warlord's favorite cup was destroyed and then beautifully restored, became art that's highly prized and desired.
Isiah describes God artfully enacting this kind of restoration with the world. Though we're broken by our rebellion and shattered by our selfishness, God promises to "create new heavens and a new earth" (65:17).
He plans not merely to repair the old world but to make it entirely new, to take our ruin and fashion a world shimmering with fresh beautiy. This new creation will be so stunning that "past troubles will be forgotten" and "former things will not be remembered" (vv. 16-17).
With this new creation, God won't scramble to cover our mistakes but rather will unleash His creative energy—energy where ugly things become beautiful and dead things breathe anew.
As we survey our shattered lives, there's no need for despair. God is working His beautiful restoration.
Dear God, please restore me and make my world new."
BEAUTIFUL RESTORATION by Winn collier (ODB devotional author)
Give Us Tears in Our Eyes (A prayer for us to pray, composed from Dr. Wesley L. Duewel's poem)
Father, the art of Kintsugi, implimented centuries ago when a warlord's favorit cup was broken and then beautifully resored, became an art that's highly prized and desired.
Your plan is not to merely repair the old world but to make it entirely new, to take our ruin and fashion a world shimmering with fresh beauty. This new creation will be so stunning that "past troubes will be forgotten" and "former things will not be remembered" (vv.16, 17).
#31 Testimony- Christene
"I invited God and Jesus into my heart much later on in life! I knew challenges were ahead of me from day one! How do I know this, it's because I told God I wanted it all or nothing! I received it all because God knew my heart and was healed of cancer! I had cancer 2 times before and had it removed with the doctor telling me it could come back again!
I was having monthly checks and at this point I said enough is enough and knew that God could heal me and He did! I went and got confirmation from the doctor and of course he couldn't explain it but I told him I could!
While I was a newborn in God I told Him that I saw visions from the Holy Spirit and said I would need help here on earth to be able to help me with these visions! I reminded God that I was single and needed someone that knew Him for a long time and could help me on my walk.
I would walk in the evenings around my neighborhood talking with God and praying for people in their homes as God directed me! One evening I heard Christian music playing from one of the homes and the door opened and a young lady stepped out and I went up to her. I explained I was new in the Lord and was glad to hear Christian music.
We talked for a while and I went over to see her a couple more times. During one of our conversations I told her that I was single, and she said her dad was too. She came over one day with her phone stating that her dad wanted to talk to me.
She wasn't aware that I had prayed for someone to help me on my walk. The second time I talked with this gentleman I knew he was the one! Keep in mind he lived in upstate NY and I was living in Washington State.
We both prayed over the situation and he was in the process of finishing up building his house. We prayed that if this was God's will for us that the house would sell for cash in two weeks. This would have to be God to accomplish something like this.
1 week later I received a call stating that even though the house wasn't completely sold for cash by someone from a different State, we knew this was God because everyone said there's no way that could have happened. It was our confirmation.
My husband now of 22 years, payed off his debts and drove to Washington State where I was at. We got married moved to Montana then back to upstate NY. He has his ministry where we live and I have mine at Grace House!
Thats another miracle in itself for a later time!
God bless!❤️
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#31 Hymn- I Must Tell Jesus
~ When God created you, He spoke to Himself. We will never know ourselves by relating to the creation, only to Him; the Creator. Our potential is much greater than what we are right now. Our potential is limited only by God, not what others think, as God sees Christ in us!
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