Thoughts for another day

Sept. 29, 2009

Today's verse: Jer. 18:6. O house of Israel, 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, O house of Israel. (KJV)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)

God is the eternal potter, the designer of each one of us. He fashions us even in our mothers’ womb to be delightful and we are gorgeous in His eyes; Our perfection gleams in His eyes, and He looks at each of us and says, ‘very good’. No matter what color we are or what stature we stand up to, we are perfect in His sight. God’s view of perfection is different from ours. He views our measure of perfection as a barometer of blessing to others. Look at a little child and you will find yourself imagining the beauty of it and in turn you will be pleased in your soul, blessing Him. We may consider some little child as being inadequate in human terms, for the child may perhaps be physically or mentally challenged and therefore, a burden. Yet, for God that one is a work of perfection, for others by that child will bless Him for what they are and recall His multitude of blessings! That’s where the purpose of God in creating us is defined because remember, each one of us is here with a purpose the chief being that we need to proclaim His Good News to others.

We are happy to consider ourselves perfect in His sight for a while and then the rigors of the world set in our souls. Externally, we may be beautiful, yet in God’s sight, we’re disgusting for our insides are corrupt. In simple terms, we’re anathema and distasteful, contrary to what the Master Creator created us for and we alienate ourselves from Him. Therefore, God is telling us today that we’re clay and asking us, ‘Can I not treat you like clay in the hands of the potter?’ The potter fashions the clay into whatever he desires, so too God can make us what He wants us to be. The process may be hurtful, yet, when completed, we can become a vessel of honor. But remember, He can also destroy us as the potter destroys some of the clay which he finds ‘un-malleable’.

My friend, yield to the Lord today and in giving yourself to Him, learn from Him to be as He is, so that you can be a vessel, honored and treasured in His Mansion.