A couple of weekends ago I took my four oldest grandsons: Lane (almost 7), Eli (5), Corbin (4) and Caleb (almost 4), to Brickworld in Schaumburg, IL. Brickworld is a convention for adult fans of LEGO (AFOLs) to display and share their creations made of LEGO bricks. We picked up Karsten and he went with us.
The creations were very elaborate and well done. We saw lots of Star Wars, trains, impressive buildings, forts, space shuttles, carnival rides, sports events and many more.
Our favorite display was on tables outlining an area of about 25 feet by 15 feet. We walked all around the display and watched as little LEGO balls moved from one contraption to another moving through bridges, mazes, a Ferris wheel, elevators, volcanoes and many other amazing devices.
One brick out of place could have made the creation weak or not look complete. All the pieces were important. You may think that you are not important or that you have no value. God says that each of us are important to him and are created by him as a masterpiece. (Ephesians 2:10)
All of us are welcome into God’s family no matter our past, race, employment, financial situation, looks, or personality.
Ephesians 2:19-22The Message (MSG)”….You’re no longer strangers or outsiders. You belong here, with as much right to the name Christian as anyone. God is building a home. He’s using us all—irrespective of how we got here—in what he is building…. He’s using you, fitting you in brick by brick, stone by stone, with Christ Jesus as the cornerstone that holds all the parts together. We see it taking shape day after day—a holy temple built by God, all of us built into it, a temple in which God is quite at home.”
God is the architect. He wants to give us His design. He has a plan unique for each of us fitting us into His bigger design and plan. We each have value and are important in God’s picture. The creation isn’t complete until all the pieces are in place. We won’t see the final creation until we get to heaven. The day following the LEGO convention was Father’s Day so of course I was thinking about Neal in heaven. What will it be like there? I am sure it will be amazing, breathtaking, far better than we can even imagine.
God is using you, fitting you in brick by brick with Christ Jesus as the cornerstone that holds all the parts together. The cornerstone in Bible times was more important than the foundation. It was the first stone laid. It was the thing that framed everything. It had to be accurate because the walls all conformed to the angle of that stone. It was the support, connector, provided strength and unity. It bore the weight of the walls.
LEGOs come in different sizes, appropriate for different ages. The big ones for toddlers, DUPLO size for pre-school aged children and the smaller blocks for school aged children. A toddler could never make a creation like the Ferris wheel pictured above. God gives us what we can handle at the time, yet still stretching and challenging us. As we prove faithful in smaller things, God gives us bigger challenges and opportunities.
God is fitly framing us together, harmoniously joining several parts together. He is compactly joining us to add beauty, strength and unity. We are not ill-arranged or ugly.
Just as the creations we saw at LEGO Brickworld took time and patience to assemble, so we too are being created brick by brick in God’s time. He is in control and is the Master Creator!
After we spent some time at the Brickworld convention we headed over to The Rainforest Cafe for lunch, finishing off our time with a roar!
On the journey,
Trish
PS. Some other masterpieces came to visit this past weekend:
