My friend Neil was the best welder I ever knew. I remember assisting him as he repaired a broken piece of machinery. First, he cut deep into the metal with a grinder to create a clean surface to weld on. Then he grabbed the welding lead, flipped his helmet down, and began to weld. After welding for a few minutes, he stopped, and taking up a hammer he knocked away the slag. He then took up the welding lead and welded some more, followed by more pounding away with the hammer. After about an hour, the machine was repaired with a strong, clean, smooth bead of welding.
I asked Neil about the strength of the welding. I wanted to know how long his repair job would last. He told me where he had welded was now the strongest part of the metal. He said if the machine broke again, it would be in another place. The grinding, the hammering, and the welding had made that spot stronger than before. Being repaired by a master welder had made the broken machine better than ever.
In the process of life, sometimes we all get broken. And sometimes we don't even know that we are broken. When God begins the process of fixing us, we don't understand why we are suffering. So, we cry out to Him for mercy. The truth is when God is grinding, cutting, welding, and hammering on us, He is being the most merciful to us. He is fixing us where we are broken.
If you are a child of God, you have this promise that is found in 1 Peter; "After you have suffered for a little while…. Christ Himself will restore, support, strengthen, and establish you."
Jesus Christ is the Master Welder, and when He has welded together your broken pieces you will be stronger than you have ever been before.
Douglas & Deborah Huff
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