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Christ is like a fine stone that we were spalled from. God struck him harshly on our behalf to create the spall from which we were knapped. God is a master knapper, and though we receive small strikes and pressures in life, these are only meant to form us into the tool of God's choosing. Because God is a master knapper, he never strikes us so hard as to break us. We can praise our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ that He alone took the very harshest strike upon himself, broken on our behalf. When God is through knapp- ing us, we will be used with care, re-sharpened a few times perhaps and eventually take our place with Christ from which we were formed ... for eternity. |
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