His workmanship

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. – Ephesians 2.10

Several years ago, when Waterford Crystal was still made in Waterford, we took a tour of the factory. All the crystal was hand blown with tools and ovens that had been in continuous use for many decades. It was fascinating to go room to room and look at every step of the process. Waterford prided themselves in the fact that they didn't sell seconds. If an imperfection was found at any stage the product was destroyed and the glass melted down for reuse. At one stage they had a spot where visitors could smash in imperfections into bits. 

On one trip we got to stop in the room where a man had just completed the piece to qualify as a master. It was beautiful. The light shining on it reflected and refracted to full spectrum of the rainrainbow had spent many, many hours on this piece. It was his pride and joy. 

I think that is the picture we of what this word 'workmanship' means. We are the workmanship of Christ. 

Think about it just for a minute. Think about what we were before Christ did his work on us. Just like the craftsman started with granules of sand and then formed the crystal in the heat of the oven then chipped and cut and polshed until he reached perfection.  God did the same work for us in creating us as His workmanship. We are His workmanship destined to do good works for His glory. 

Praise God for creating us and shaping us in fire and shaping and chipping and forming us to be His workmanship. May our work for Him reflect His work in us.