Have you ever watched a Potter work on a Potter’s wheel? It is an amazing thing to observe. In Jeremiah 18, God tells Jeremiah to go to the Potter’s house and there he will receive a word from Lord. When Jeremiah arrives, the potter is working on something on the wheel. As he watches closely, he notices some things about the potter and also the clay, then the word of the Lord came to him.
Recently I got together with a bunch of wonderful women at bible study and we played on a potter’s wheel. I say played because none of us really knew what we were doing but we still made several cute pieces to take home. As we worked with the clay we discussed the things that we noticed and how it related to us being the clay in God’s hands. Some of the things we came up with were…
The potter knows the clay. He knows everything about how the clay will work, dry, and mold. He knows he needs a certain kind of clay to make a particular project. The potter also added water to soften the clay and make it easier to lead. If the clay is dry, it is not as flexible as it is when wet. We also noticed that the potter had to apply pressure to change the look of the clay. Not enough pressure and nothing happens but too much and the clay will fold over or bend out of shape. We observed that when the vessel was marred that the potter would gently shape it into something that was good to the potter. The potter chose the vessel that he needed to make, the clay did not choose what he wanted to be. The thing that was special to me was watching what each one made. In the hand of the potter, no two items were alike. Each project was unique, just as each individual is.
Jeremiah 18:6, “Cannot I do with you as this potter?, saith the Lord, Behold, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are ye in mine hand…..
God still asks this question today. Will you allow Him to mold you into what He desires and purposes in His heart or will you fight Him all the way?
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