Midweek Devotional- Trusting the Artist
Title: Trusting the Artist
Scripture: Genesis 15:5–6
Michelangelo once described sculpting as removing what does not belong, revealing the beauty already hidden inside the stone. Where others saw a flawed block of marble, he saw a masterpiece waiting to be uncovered.
Sometimes the world feels like that unfinished stone. Broken systems, growing division, and constant discouragement can make it easy to believe that things are beyond repair. Cynicism whispers that nothing will change, that kindness is wasted, and that faith will not make a difference.
Abraham lived in a world like that. When God promised to make him into a great nation, the circumstances did not look hopeful. He was old, childless, and uncertain. Yet when God pointed him to the stars and asked him to trust, Abraham chose to believe. Scripture tells us he “believed the Lord,” which carries the sense that he held on, endured, and trusted even when he could not see how it would happen.
Faith is not the absence of questions or doubts. Faith is choosing to live as if God’s promises are true. It is trusting the Artist when the marble still looks rough.
God still sees beauty where we see brokenness. He is still at work in this world and in us, shaping, restoring, and removing what does not belong. Our calling is not to give in to despair, but to trust Him and participate in what He is doing.
This week, resist cynicism. Ask God to help you see what He sees, and take one small step of faith, believing that He is still creating something beautiful.
See you Sunday.
Scripture: Genesis 15:5–6
Michelangelo once described sculpting as removing what does not belong, revealing the beauty already hidden inside the stone. Where others saw a flawed block of marble, he saw a masterpiece waiting to be uncovered.
Sometimes the world feels like that unfinished stone. Broken systems, growing division, and constant discouragement can make it easy to believe that things are beyond repair. Cynicism whispers that nothing will change, that kindness is wasted, and that faith will not make a difference.
Abraham lived in a world like that. When God promised to make him into a great nation, the circumstances did not look hopeful. He was old, childless, and uncertain. Yet when God pointed him to the stars and asked him to trust, Abraham chose to believe. Scripture tells us he “believed the Lord,” which carries the sense that he held on, endured, and trusted even when he could not see how it would happen.
Faith is not the absence of questions or doubts. Faith is choosing to live as if God’s promises are true. It is trusting the Artist when the marble still looks rough.
God still sees beauty where we see brokenness. He is still at work in this world and in us, shaping, restoring, and removing what does not belong. Our calling is not to give in to despair, but to trust Him and participate in what He is doing.
This week, resist cynicism. Ask God to help you see what He sees, and take one small step of faith, believing that He is still creating something beautiful.
See you Sunday.
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