I haven't made much with my hands. I am speaker, writer but not much of a producer of tangible stuff. Unless you count words I put on a page. However, having written a book or two I know what it is like to create something and call it your creation. When my first book was going through the editing and publishing process I realized how tough it is to keep something "your own." Editors wanted to change my words and phrases in favor of their words and phrases. They often were able to implement their way because "they were publishing" the manuscript. I may have created but they thought "publishing" it gave them the right to do what they wanted. Aren't we the same way? God "created" us but we think since we are "publishing" our life to the world we can do what we want. Note the psalmist words below:
Psalms 100:3
Know that the Lord Himself is God;
It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
We are to "know" that God is God and He "made" us ... we are not our own!! The creator gets to say how we will be published in the world. We are to be "published" according to His Word and His design. We don't think of ourselves as being created. But, we were created by God ... our very existence is based upon His will and power. Let's not fight the publishing aspect of HIS creation. He designed us and therefore knows what is best for us.
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