Saturday, May 25, 2024
Jer 18:4
4 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.
The
Lord told Jeremiah to go down and observe the potter and his
work. He watched as the raw clay was scooped up and pounded into a moldable
consistency. The lump was slapped upon the center of the wheel, and he began to
spin it with his foot while his wet hands smoothed out a usable shape. The Lord
then explained that making a lovely and useful vessel sometimes required some
pounding and finally some gentle pressure.
A
few years ago, a graduate gave a single rose to my wife to
indicate that she had been impacted by my wife’s gentle pressure upon her
life. My wife was surprised but I was not. No, I did not know about the
rose beforehand, but I was not surprised. Gentle pressure is not always
appreciated but it transforms.
Do
you feel the Potter’s gentle pressure upon your
life today? Maybe it is more like pounding! Either way, God is trying to make
something beautiful and useful of you. Even “mess ups” are not a total loss in
the masterful hands of the potter. He simply starts over and makes it into
another vessel. Yield to His gentle pressure and wait for the transformation. It’s
going to be wonderful!
Dear
Lord, let me yield to your gentle pressure upon my life today. AMEN
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