In the art world, the term provenance refers to the history of ownership of a work of art. Museum curators go to great lengths to determine who owned a particular piece and when. The more known about the history of a painting and its owners, the greater the value of the masterpiece.

As God's masterpiece, we do not have to track down our provenance. Since baptism we have had one owner: God. We belong to him, and we are more precious to him than the Mona Lisa. As the Bible says,

          Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. Isaiah 43:1

  So what do we do with this information?

           For you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.  1 Corinthians 6:20

All we say and do with these works of art we call our bodies must be to God's glory, to honor the One who crafted and designed us and purchased us at a great cost. Each word and action is like a divine brushstroke guided by the hand of the Master. We may not be museum quality, but because of Christ and his cross, we have a place designated for us in the halls of heaven.

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