God is the consummate artist. And in His hands our lives can become a masterpiece.
EPISODE #51
Masterpiece
ABOUT THIS PARABLE
- Concept: As humans, the desire to create beautiful works is hardwired into us. We need to realize that WE are the beautiful work being created by God.
- Story Origin: Original
- Setting: N/A
- Precept(s): We are God’s creation of love and beauty. We need to yield to the artist’s hands.
- Key Bible Verse: Jeremiah 18:6 “O house of Israel, can I not do with you as the potter does?” declares the Lord. “Like clay in the hand of the potter. So you are in my hand, O house of Israel.”.
- Additional Verses Referenced: Ephesians 2:10
CREDITS
- Written and Narrated by Dana Buck
- Devotional Thoughts Narrated by Kim Pratt
- Produced by Beneath Blue Skies Productions
- Music Credit: “Revival” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/license/by/4.0/
ABOUT SEW POWERFUL PARABLES
Sew Powerful Parables will tickle your funny bone, touch your heart and offer you a new way to experience God’s truth. Jesus often used parables to communicate His most important messages. Dana Buck picks up that tradition in a poetic, rhyming style that makes listening easy and enjoyable. All ages will love these stories full of memorable characters, insightful lessons and just plain fun.
After retiring from a 38-year career with the Christian non-profit organization, World Vision, Dana Buck now devotes himself full time to writing, speaking, and mentoring. His Sew Powerful Parables continue to grow in popularity as they charm audiences, readers and listeners. He is a Charter Board member for the nonprofit organization Sew Powerful, where he lends his expertise to further their mission of combating extreme poverty by training, equipping and empowering women and girls in the developing world. Dana resides in the greater Seattle area with his wife Grace and their neurotic cat. They have two children, Jared and Alyssa, and Alyssa is married to son-in-law, Ivan. No grandchildren yet, but Ivan and Alyssa do own and share their beautiful grand-dog, Odin. Reach Dana with comments or suggestions at dana@sewpowerful.org.