Messy Clay
By Jeremy Glaze
“Go down to the potter’s house, and there I will give you my message.” So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel. But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him. Then the word of the Lord came to me. He said, “Can I not do with you, house of Israel, as this potter does?” declares the Lord. “Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand.” Jeremiah 18:2-6
We have heard before that we were created in the image of God. But I tend to forget that I am still a work in process. He created me (the clay), and now He is shaping and forming me in His hands. This is so important for us to remember, especially when we stumble. There is nothing more frustrating to me than when I come up short or fail in life. It is always a set back for me where I think I should have to start all over. When I fall, I start doubting that my relationship with God was ever as I thought it was.
But it is such a freedom to realize that the times I fail, the clay just got a little messy. But it is still in the Potter’s hands, and He is still molding it into a beautiful piece. The Potter did not get frusterated as I did. He did not have to start over. He did not skip a beat. He just let the messy part of the clay flow through His hands as He is shaping it as seemed best to him.
So let’s stay in His hands, be moldable, and trust Him that He is shaping us as it seems best to Him.
Jeremy Glaze
nice post jeremy…we are all works in progress…so true!…peace…mike.
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