The Potter’s Wheel
Jeremiah 18:1-7 (NKJV)
1 The word which came to
Jeremiah from the Lord, saying:
2 “Arise and go down to
the potter's house, and there I will cause you to hear My words.”
3 Then I went down to the
potter's house, and there he was, making something at the wheel.
4 And the vessel that he
made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into
another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make.
5 Then the word of the
Lord came to me, saying:
6 “O house of Israel, can
I not do with you as this potter?” says the Lord. “Look, as the clay is in the
potter's hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel!”
Verse 4 says that the clay
was marred, so the Potter had to re-make the clay vessel. The Amplified version
renders the word marred for “spoiled”. The Adam Clarke’s Commentary says that
some gravel or a small stone was found embedded into the clay, thus causing a
breach. The Potter had to begin again with fresh clay.
This parable of the Potter
and Clay shows Israel’s dependence on God. As He is the Master and Creator, He
can shape our destinies how He sees fit.
The Lord wants to make us
into a better person. He wants you to be a better individual, wife, husband,
mother, father, son, daughter, business person, minister, employee. He is not
trying to take from us, but to add to our lives His goodness. He wants to
refine us, so as to remove the dross, so that we come out as pure gold and
silver vessels, which are vessels of honor fit for the Master’s use (2 Timothy
2:20-21).
Don’t be afraid to let
Jesus be the Lord over all the kingdoms of your heart and life. Don’t resist
the Holy Spirit’s dealings in your life. Just yield to the Lord and allow Him
to have His way in your life. He wants to bring greater levels of peace and joy,
and abundant life, to your life.
The Lord wants us to come
into deeper levels of consecration and to walk in holiness. This is possible
with the help of the Holy Spirit.
There is an old song we
used to sing, called “Have Thine Own Way”. It goes:
Have
Thine own way Lord
Have
Thine own way
Thou
art the Potter
I
am the Clay.
Mold
me and make me
After
Thy will
While
I am waiting
Yielded
and still.
Text: Adelaide A.
Pollard, 1862-1934
Music: George C. Stebbins, 1846-1945
As we wait on the Lord and
have an open heart before Him, then He can begin to move in our lives. He wants
to do great things in and through us, if we will get in sync with Him.
The Lord is asking you
today the question: “Can I have My way in your life, and mold you into My image
and into the person I destined for You to become?” The Lord has good plans for
our lives, to give us a future and a hope (Jeremiah 29:11).
All vessels that the
Potter makes are equally important, and all have a useful purpose and function.
There are fancy vases, and there are dinner plates and water pitchers. What
seems to be considered to be the lesser vessels (eating/drinking ware) is even
more useful for day to day living.
In Heaven, everyone will
have an assignment to do, but it will be what you enjoy doing and what you are
naturally skilled and talented at doing. Some will be florists, some ministers,
some musicians and singers, some that work in the court room of Heaven, and
others who take care of children. All of these things are equally important, as
we all have our placement in the Body of Christ. Everyone has at least one
talent that they are gifted at.
Also, in Heaven our net
worth is not based on dollars and cents, but on how many souls we have and will
impact for the kingdom of God.
If we, the Clay, would
allow the Potter (the Lord) to work on us, developing us into the vessel He
ordained for us to be, then we will be able to be used by God more, and make a
greater impact for the kingdom of God.
For God so loved this world that He gave His only begotton Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
God did not send His Son into this world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him would be saved.
The thief (Satan the devil) comes only for to kill, steal and destroy. But Jesus has come to give us life, and life more abundantly, until it overflows.
I urge you to come to the Cross today and receive Jesus as your Savior and Lord. He will wash away all your sins and make you as clean and white as fresh snow.
Just pray this prayer and mean it with your heart:
Dear Lord Jesus (if you are not able to call him Lord yet, then just say "Jesus")
I receive You as my Savior and Lord. I give my life over to You. I believe that You died and rose again, and that if I call on the Name of the Lord I shall be saved.
I accept you into my heart right now, and confess that You are Lord and have risen from the dead and forever live to make intercession for me.
Thank You for washing my heart pure and clean and making me whole, and for giving me peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Thank You that now I am a new creature in Christ Jesus. The old has gone and the new has come.
And there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh (carnality and sin), but walk after the Spirit. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
If you prayed this prayer, I believe you got born again and are now heaven bound and will be with the Lord forever and have eternal life. Your sins are now forgiven. You are accepted in the Beloved.
I would encourage you to find a good Bible based local church to help you grow in your faith, to learn the Word of God, to praise and worship Him, and to have fellowship with the saints.
Serving Christ is the best decision you will ever make.
God bless you!!!
