Consult the Maker

 “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”

Psalm 139:14 (NIV)

I came across the story of a pipe organ that stopped working in a beautiful cathedral in a small Swiss village. This pipe organ had pleased listeners for fifty years, and visitors would come from all around to hear its music. But something went wrong with the organ and its notes became discordant. Because the organ had been custom-made, no one knew how to fix it. They called in experts and musicians to repair it, but none could.

Finally, they gave up.

After some time, an old man came to visit the cathedral and asked why the pipe organ wasn’t being used. When they told him it was broken, he asked if he could try to repair it. The staff figured they had nothing to lose, so they gave him permission to work on it. The old man tinkered with the organ for two full days, with barely a note coming from the organ.

On the third day, everyone was astonished to hear beautiful music coming from the organ. The whole village was drawn to the cathedral in amazement at the wonderful sounds emanating from it.

Astonished, one of the listeners asked the old man how he was able to fix it when the world’s experts had not been able to. The man answered, “It was I who built this organ fifty years ago. I created it, and now I have restored it.”

In the same way, the Lord can always fix what He has made. And since He made us, He knows how to fix us. Sin has tried to destroy our lives. Our lives are no longer good and perfect. They cannot give out beautiful music. But God sent His Son into this world to bring restoration to us and turn our discordant notes to melodies.

Maybe you’ve spent countless years consulting the “experts” of this world regarding the things that are broken in your life. I want to remind you that it is God who made you, and He can fix you.