I have loved to collect arrowheads since I was a boy. They fascinated me then and they still do today. In fact, for years I walked fields looking to find these little jewels. As a result of our searching my dad and I were able to find hundreds of these Native American weapons. I have a display case full of them in my living room that is quite impressive.

If you are not familiar with arrowheads then you need to know a few things. First, the oldest arrowheads are very primitive. I have a collection that my dad calls “willow points.” They are basically an oval shape with a point on each end. Indians would shove a shaft on one end and they had an arrow. Second, over time the designs became more complex. I have all types of different shapes and sizes that are all very unique. Finally, you need to know that every design was unique to the rock they were using. A good builder would use the natural breaks to form a unique design with every new arrowhead.

Well, I could go on and on about arrowheads. Like I wrote earlier, I am fascinated by them. But this weekend I was looking over my arrowhead case and a new thought hit me. In my mind I clearly thought, “these are just rocks.” In reality these unique little creations are just plain old rocks. There are billions on the planet. They are basically everywhere you go. Then a second thought hit me. “Yes, these are ordinary rocks but they are different because they were touched by a master builder.”

The difference between an ordinary thing and an extraordinary thing is who has touched it. A plain old ordinary rock is transformed into a beautiful collectors item with the touch of a master’s hand.

This truth applies not only to rocks, but also to people. You and I may be ordinary in every way. We may be just like the other billions of people on the planet. But what makes a believer unique is we have allowed ourselves to molded by the Master. Our lives have value not because of our ordinary features. Our lives have value because they are shaped by God.