God is Our Potter, We Are The Clay

-March 30, 2022-

Good morning, happy Wednesday,

“But now, O Lord, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You are the potter, and we are the work of Your hand.”

(Isaiah 64:8).

God is the potter and we are the clay. He works in us and on us to make us the vessels that He wants us to be. Just as the potter works the clay with his hands until the vessel is completed, so He isn’t finished with us yet. God uses trials, pain, difficulty, and sorrow to work on us.

God is sovereign and He can do with us as He chooses. Jeremiah 18:6 says, “‘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.’” God will never harm us. He always wants the best for us. He is a loving, merciful, gracious, patient, and kind God. We all need to change in order to be conformed to the image of Christ. God knows exactly what He is doing with us. We are both His children and His clay.

God sent the prophet Jeremiah to the potter’s house to learn spiritual lessons in order to teach Israel how God works. Jeremiah 18:3-4 says, “Then I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, making something at the wheel. 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.”

God saved us and changed our lives. We who once were sinners are now sinners saved by grace. We are saints of God. He has a lot of work to do in our lives. Philippians 1:6 tells us, “Being confident of this very thing, that He who begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.” God will always finish what He has started. He is so patient with us.

We should be patient ourselves and others that God is working on. We shouldn’t complain, but rather be thankful for what He has done, is doing, and will do in our lives. Paul spoke of this in Romans 9:20-21, “But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed say to him who formed it, ‘Why have you made me like this?’ Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?”

Thank God He created us, saved us, and is working in our lives. He is most concerned with our character. He wants us to be like Jesus. He is still working on us. His strong, beautiful hands works on us the clay and He is making something beautiful. The hymn writer Adelaide Pollard wrote, “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.”

Have a blessed day remembering that God is still working on us as the potter. He is molding us as His clay for His service. Let us be holy vessels for His glory. Stay safe and healthy.

In the Master’s hands,

Dean