The Christian shoemaker does his duty not by putting little crosses on the shoes, but by making good shoes, because God is interested in good craftsmanship.”
― Martin Luther
I don’t remember what the project was that I was working on, but I remember my wife’s response when she came to look at it after I said I was finished.
She said, “I think you can do better.”
Better? It worked. Wasn’t that enough?
I was a little angry, a little hurt. I had expected praise because I had finished it.
What I got was, “I think you can do better.”
And she was right.
It was good enough. It worked.
But it was not my best. It was not a display of my craftsmanship. So I started over. I gave it my best.
If you are called by Christ to do what you do, then be God’s craftsman today.
Make good stuff. Make God stuff.
