Master Surgeon

The huge yellow crane came crashing down onto the building, leaving devastation everywhere. This was a building demolition. I stood quietly and watched as the structures I had frequented were leveled. I remembered visiting these businesses over the past few years. Everyone knew that a change was needed; ceilings were stained, walls were rough looking and the floors were uneven. The stores were coming down so something new could be built; it was considered progress, but I couldn’t help but wonder if there had been a better way.

Again and again the crane’s steel claw plunged indiscriminately into the tottering buildings. The crane operator sank his bucket down deep and then hoisted it up, then he dropped building “slices” into heaps that were grouped by material; concrete, iron, drywall and the like. I silently watched the demolition and wondered if everything of value had already been removed and I pondered at the violence of the process.

Thankfully it wasn’t long until Papa God whispered to me “Do not fear little one, I never deal with you in such an uncaring way.” And He began to show me how the steel bucket seemed to plunge down without any regard for the damaged building….everything was coming down, nothing was to remain. But then He showed me a new “picture” of a highly skilled surgeon who carefully, painstakingly did micro surgery…where only what was damaged was touched. And instantly my heart soared at the precise care of our Master Surgeon as it saturated my heart that day; I sensed His great unconditional love as it flooded down, the weight of it bowing my head and shoulders and bringing unexpected tears. Oh how He loves you and me!

The Master Creator who knit you and I in our mother’s womb sees every aspect of our lives and He fully knows what needs removed and what merely needs strengthened. There is nothing hidden from our Father’s all seeing eye, He perceives the good, bad and the really ugly and yet He loves! I am so incredibly thankful that He deals with us as His beloved children and not like a broken structure that needs discarded so something better can come along.

Dear one, He values you TODAY, just the way you are! Are there places that need to be removed or strengthened? Absolutely and it is precisely because He values you that He will move heaven and earth to bring those changes. But child of God, please know that He doesn’t come like the indiscriminate crane or the devastating wrecking ball, but rather like the steady hand of the highly skilled surgeon whose ultimate goal is healing, wholeness and a more abundant life!

Today may we choose to stand still and trust that the Master Surgeon sees us in our entirety and will only precisely remove what needs to go and then lovingly strengthen what needs to grow! 

We present ourselves to You Holy Father with submissive, peaceful hearts for we can fully trust in Your all seeing eye to miss nothing, Your wholly capable hands to bring needed change and most of all Your loving heart that is intentionally, continually crafting us for our betterment and blessing! We are Yours and our hearts respond to the touch of Your workings in our lives!,


Richest Blessings,
Sandy