Laced With Grace – Christian Devotions

Master Knitter

By Linda November 16, 2017 Character, Inspirational, Reflection

“You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank You for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous – how well I know it.You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.” Psalm 139: 13-15

I love to knit. My Aunt Fannie patiently guided my six year old hands through the basic knitting stitches years and years ago. She never fussed when I came to her with dropped stitches. She wiped away the tears of frustration and kindly admired my less-than-perfect projects.

Since then, there has rarely been a time in my life when I haven’t had a knitting project going. I still occasionally drop a stitch, and my work isn’t perfect, but I love the process. It stills my soul and brings a measure of peace as I watch one stitch after another begin to form into a lovely whole.

I suppose that’s why I love those verses from Psalm 139. I imagine the great God, who created everything in heaven and earth, patiently, perfectly knitting together every single life in its mother’s womb. Each life – unique and precious in His eyes. 

Ah – that is where we sometimes stumble. We aren’t able to see with His eyes. We look with eyes that cannot see either the heart or the potential, and we often judge wrongly. But He can see those things, and He never makes mistakes. No dropped stitches for Him. What may look like a mistake to us is made lovely in His hands.

Perhaps we don’t have a problem with the way we see others. Instead it is ourselves we cannot see clearly. We focus on all those things we might very well consider “dropped stitches”- the flaws in our looks or, even worse, the failings in our character. We feel we can never measure up to whatever standard we have set for ourselves – the people around us who look like they have it all or the flawless model on a magazine cover.

The Father would gently remind us He loves us just the way we are. He is the very One who made us.  He sees us with eyes of love and a sure knowledge of the promise He has knitted into our souls.

You are not like anyone else who has ever lived. You are unique and special – dearly loved.

Blessings,

Linda

4 thoughts on “Master Knitter”

  2. Gaile

    What beautiful work theLord does the different lives he knits together are like a beauty perfect knitted pattern

  3. Mary Gemmill

    Thanks Linda. I am a knitter, and I enjoyed your post.
    Yes, it is human nature for us to focus on our dropped stitches.
    I appreciated you reminding me that God sees the finished product he is creating, and that it is GOOD.
    I loved this: He sees us with eyes of love and a sure knowledge of the promise He has knitted into our souls.