A few years ago, an angry man rushed through the Rijks Museum in Amsterdam until he reached Rembrandt's famous painting
"Nightwatch." Then he took out a knife and slashed it repeatedly before he could be stopped. A short time later, a distraught,
hostile man slipped into St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome with a hammer and began to smash Michelangelo's beautiful sculpture The
Pieta. Two cherished works of art
were severely damaged. But what did officials do? Throw them out and forget about them?
Absolutely not! Using the best experts, who worked with the utmost care and precision, they made every effort to restore the
treasures.
J. Stuart Holden tells of an old
Scottish mansion close to where he had his little summer home. The walls of one room were filled with sketches made by
distinguished artists. The practice began after a pitcher of soda water was accidentally spilled on a freshly decorated wall
and left an unsightly stain. At the time, a noted artist, Lord Landseer, was a guest in the house. One day when the family went
out to the moors, he stayed behind. With a few masterful strokes of a piece of charcoal, that ugly spot became the outline of a
beautiful waterfall, bordered by trees and wildlife. He turned that disfigured wall into one of his most successful depictions
of Highland life.
By His sovereign grace, God can bring good out of our failures, and even out of our sins. So do not be dejected, commit yourself unto the Lord and see the miracle happen!!
Amen! Hallelujah!!
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Carolyn Thomas
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