In the Eyes of the Creator

Have you ever read the story of Hosea? If not, it's pretty much about a man who is told by God to marry a prostitute woman. She continues to be unfaithful to Hosea throughout their entire marriage, but Hosea has to take her back every time. He buys her back off the auction block every time! God uses this to illustrate how he feels when we are unfaithful to him. His love is unconditional, but it hurts him so deeply when we prostitute ourselves. So I find myself asking, "Why do you buy me back off the auction block every time? How can you love me so much?" I guess it's how kind of like when I put my heart and soul into creating a piece of art. I think it's beautiful and perfect, but somehow it gets torn, stained, and broken. Do I just toss it in the trash? No! It's my precious creation! When I look at it I don't see the imperfections it has accumulated over time; I see it in the way I created it, perfect. I remember what it was before it was destroyed by outside forces...perfect. I am its creator, no matter how disgusting and tore up it gets, I'll still love it. I am its creator, I can fix anything that has happened to it. When I do, its as if it was never broken or stained. It is perfect. That's how it is with God. I am his perfect creation. Though beaten, stained, broken, and torn by the world, in his eyes I am beautiful and flawless because every tear, scratch, stain, and crack was fixed once and for all when he sent his son. I am truly a loved masterpiece.