Lessons from the Painter

Painting is an art that beautifies
immediately whatever the paint is
applied to. Walls, cars and even
furniture sparkle when paint is applied
on them.

A picture of a man painting. Credit: www.theguardian.com

Oftentimes, we as mortals paint
ourselves to look and feel great. This
gives us a sense of being and make us
stand out- we are easily identified in
certain quarters by them- our social
status, number and class of friends,
our jobs, financial standing, cars. These
easily become our trademark. What
paint are you identified with?
A visit to the painter's workstation
brought certain things to light and I'd
love to share them with you.
A man once was painting a wall in my
neighborhood. On reaching where he was, I paused to admire the wall. How beautiful the wall looked. The paint was just right. Just then I saw another gentleman at the other side which had already been painted, smearing a whitish substance on the wall. I gaped and was appalled. I expressed what I saw to the painter and he just smiled.
'That substance is a filler which is used
to fill in the cracks in the wall', he explained. I asked why the filler was not used before the painting. He said though the filler is sometimes used before painting, the cracks in the wall become more visible after the paint has been applied.

Everyone has a problem in life. These can be compared to the cracks in the wall. Though we might have painted our lives, the cracks are even worse. We need a filler to fill in the cracks. Only Jesus can fill those cracks. The Holy Spirit of God, when He dwells in you takes over and fill you to make your life more beautiful. By showing up, the crack is telling the painter 'I've got some problems you've to fix'. 'Not every crack shows, some show later. The filling of the cracks prevents further damage to the wall', the painter said to me. Truly, the confession of the crack in the wall calls the attention of the painter. In 1John 1:9, we have an assurance of
being cleansed from all unrighteousness only if we confess. The painter of lives- Jesus is ready to fill us up. Talk to Him today!

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