The Touch of the Master's Hand

This afternoon while I was driving, I listened to a new CD from Lori and Jeff. It is a classic collection of Wayne Watson's Early Years. It brought back a lot of memories. I was especially inspired to hear his original version of "The Touch of the Master's Hand." I hope you know the song, or you may have read it as a poem in a greeting card or in an email. It tells the story of an auctioneer ending his sale by selling an old violin that did not seem to be worth much at all. He starts the bidding at $1, since he almost did not think it was worth selling. However, after a short time, an old gray haired man comes to the front and picks up the bow. He proceeds to play a heavenly melody on the old violin. Then, when he is finished, the auctioneer begins the bidding again, but this time he starts at $1,000, instead. The people wonder what made the difference, and he tells them, "It was the touch of the master's hand."

The song ends with a verse that shows it is a parable about what God can do in a life battered and scarred by sin. God can come and create something beautiful out of that life. I pray that all of us have that faith in the love and power of God to change lives, and that we will be motivated to reach out to the most broken and scarred people with the Gospel of Jesus, so they can be reborn.

Tomorrow, I intend to read Psalms 35-36 and Acts 25.