Work on Me

Jeremiah 18 recounts the tale of just one of the many instances that God spoke to Jeremiah, a prophet.  God tells Jeremiah to go down to the potter’s house, and there Jeremiah will hear God’s words.  An interesting thing happens.  Jeremiah goes to the potter’s house and watches him in action. 

The potter was making something at the wheel.  Upon closer inspection, Jeremiah could see that it was a vessel.  Ummmmm…something looks off.  The vessel is marred!  No problem for the potter.  The potter takes the clay in his hands and made it into a different vessel.  A vessel that was more suitable.

During this entire time, Jeremiah and the potter never exchange a word.  But didn’t God say that Jeremiah would hear from Him?  It is only after the potter is finished with his work that the Lord speaks.  He says, ”O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter?  Look, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel!”

God takes dirt, something that’s worthless and no good, and creates masterpieces.  In case you didn’t know, we are the dirt.  And as low and unworthy as we are, He can see the finished work when He separates us from  the other dirt.

Will we stumble? Yes!  We get nicks in our vessels.  We damage our reputations.  We step out of line.  But we’re still in His hands.  And if we remain in His hands, He can continue to work on us. #wepreach