MASTER KNITTER

KJV – Judges 20:11 “So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.”

NKJV – Judges 20:11 So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, united together as one man.

1 Samuel 18:1 “Now when he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.”

Colossians 2:2 “that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love . . .”

Colossians 2:19 “and not holding fast to the Head, from whom all the body, nourished and knit together by joints and ligaments, grows with the increase that is from God.”

The word “knit” is interchanged with “bound” and “united” depending on what version of the Bible you are reading.  So, it is reasonable to say that if we are “knit” together, we are bound or united together.

But, what exactly does that mean?  If you look at a knitting project, you can see how the rows are all intertwined with each other. Each stitch is interlocked with another stitch and that gives the garment strength. 

The same is true with people.  When we knit ourselves together with someone, our spouse, our family, our friends, we will have a support system that is very strong.  I was talking with a friend about friendships and how God puts certain people in our lives.  Each person in our lives contributes something to it.  Just like in a knitting project, each stitch gives the next stitch strength.  Ecclesiastes 4:12 says: “though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him.  And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”  (Yarn is typically several strands wound together.  That gives it strength.)

But who are we knitting ourselves to?  If we have joined ourselves to the world, then our “project” may not turn out the way we expect.  We may get pulled in one direction or another causing a “stitch” to be “dropped”.  Then that section of our lives may not have the strength it once did and now we are pulled apart easily.  There may be a “hole” left where a relationship once stood.  We can’t fix the hole.  Even with reconciliations, we can try to mend it but it will never look like the rest of it.  The mistakes will be easily seen by everyone who looks at it.  What do we do now?  We made mistakes and we messed up our project. 

Have no fear!  We have a Master Knitter!  When we knit ourselves to Him, he takes our mistakes and makes us into brand new creatures.  When we give our project to Him, with all the dropped stitches and mistakes, He turns it into something breathtaking. 

When we unite ourselves, or knit ourselves, or bind ourselves to Christ, we will have the strength we need for each day. Jesus will give us the wisdom we need to know who to knit ourselves to in relationships and who to avoid.  He will teach us some new stitches to add to our project.  He will help us to prevent those dropped stitches and He will be there to mend them when they happen anyway.  When we allow Him to surround us, we don’t have to worry about falling apart.  I saw a cute saying a long time ago and it stuck with me.  “A day hemmed in prayer is less likely to unravel.”  I want to encourage each of you that you are a work in progress and God may need to mend some areas.  Trust Him to do it and you will be amazed at how beautiful you really are.