Unsightly to Beautiful…true story

Sir Edwin Landseer was one of the most famous painters of the Victorian era. His talent developed early, and he had his first showing of his work at the Royal Academy when he was just thirteen years old. He was commissioned to do a number of official portraits of the royal family, and even gave private drawing lessons to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. But he was best known for his depictions of the natural settings in the Scottish Highlands.

One day, as he was visiting a family in their old mansion in Scotland, one of the servants spilled a picture of soda water, leaving a large stain on the wall. While the family took off for the day, Landseer stayed behind, and using charcoal, he incorporated the stain into a beautiful drawing. When the family returned, they were delighted to see a waterfall surrounded by beautiful trees. They thank him profusely for his artistic gift and asked him to sign the wall. Landseer used his skill to make something beautiful out of what had been an unsightly mess.

God works in much the same way in our lives. He takes our sinfulness and self-centered hearts and turns us into something beautiful in His eyes. We go through a spiritual metamorphosis, changing from being a wretched sinner into a glorious saint, through His grace and mercy. God has changed the nature of every Christian, now He wants you and I to act according to our new nature, until we are free from this body and life, at which time, we will be unable to sin………. Soli Deo Gloria!

John, a slave of Christ