PLEASE DON’T HOLD BACK ANY OF THE BROKEN PIECES

December 12, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment

But the pot He was shaping from the clay was marred in His hands; so the Potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to Him. – Jeremiah 18:4

I have toured royal palaces around the world with special emphasis to the Arab hemisphere, but to my knowledge the Royal Palace in Tehran, Iran, is like no other that I’ve ever seen.

The grand entrance of the palace is resplendent with glittering, sparkling glass. For a moment you think that the domed ceilings, side walls, and columns are all covered with diamonds… until you realize that these are not diamonds or even cut glass; they are small pieces of mirror. The edges of a myriad of little mirrors reflect the light, throwing off the colours of the rainbow. It’s spectacular!

And you’ll never believe how this was created. When the Royal Palace was planned, the architects sent an order to Paris for mirrors to cover the entrance walls. The mirrors finally arrived. But when they took the shipping crates apart, they discovered to their dismay that all of the mirrors had been smashed during transit. The builders were going to thrash the broken mirrors but one of the men spoke up and suggested, “Maybe the wall will be more beautiful because the mirrors are broken.” And that man took all the small pieces of the mirrors and fit them together like an abstract mosaic.

Today the enormous distortion in reflections and how the walls sparkle with diamond-like brilliance at the Royal Palace in Tehran, Iran is a beautifully finished work of Art.

Have you been hurt? Are you still hurting? Do you feel broken? Do you feel worthless? I know a Master Designer that can fix you if only you give Him all the broken pieces. He will transform your broken life, but you must surrender all the broken pieces unto Him. He will transform your shattered hopes and dreams and fit the pieces of your life together in a way that is brilliant and beautiful. God can take the broken pieces of your life and make something beautiful of them.

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