“And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.” (Jeremiah 18:4)
Jeremiah, the prophet, had been instructed to go to the potter’s house and watch as the potter shaped a vessel of clay on the potter’s wheel. Then God gave him the message that God is the potter and Judah was the clay and that God had the right to do with Judah as He chose.
The message for us today is that mankind is the clay and God, as the potter, can shape us as He chooses. “God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” (Genesis 2:7) If we are not pliable as clay in His hand, as clay was pliable in the hand of the potter, He has the right and ability to alter our lives with circumstances, brokenness and difficulties and to rework us until we fit His plan. The old hymn, “Have Thine Own Way Lord” says:
“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 and still.” Copyright, 1935 by George C. Stebbins
Let us yield our lives to His masterful hand and allow Him to shape us into vessels He can use.
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