The LORD their God will save His people on that day as a shepherd saves His flock. They will sparkle in His land like jewels in a crown. Zechariah 9:16
“The godly in this life are like scattered pearls; they lie distant from each other, and are dispersed into several regions; but there is a day coming, when God will gather His saints unto Him as one places his pearls on a string.” In the day that he makes up his jewels.”
Thomas Watson in Puritan Gems; or, Wise and Holy Saying of the Rev. Thomas Watson, Anglican Minister. edited and arranged by the Rev. John Adey (London: Snow and Ward, 1850) 22.
I am enjoying this book. Today’s saying reminds me of the people I have the privilege of serving around the world. They are precious jewels to God.
You likely have the same thought in the circles where you serve locally, regionally, or globally. They are scattered pearls God will someday gather.
As we lean into the idea of examine this year and we think about how that relates to our stewardship, we are God’s scattered jewels in the world.
He wants us to make known His ways through our living, giving, serving, and loving where He places us but our presence in those localities is temporary.
Someday He will gather us to our eternal home. Are we living for that or are we living for this life in how we live, give, serve, and love?
I wonder. Will how we live our lives shape our sparkle? I don’t know. I will leave that up to Him and try to reflect His light and life in all I do.