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The Potter and the Clay

Day 201

Reading: Jeremiah 18:1 - Jeremiah 21:14

We have many types of relationships. Some are intimate, casual, family, emotional, academic or just simply friendly. Many times we fail to categorise our relationships rightly and end up having issues that are really a question of what boundaries and expectations does one have in every category of relationships. While meditating on the portion of scripture for the day I was struck by how often we miss out on the value of our relationship with God. Without a full understanding of the dynamics of relationships, we miss out on the value to be gained. 

Today many think God is just as a friend. I have news for you if you reduce God to just being your mate or that level of a friend only you will discover that you have missed out on who God is. God is the Elshaddai, a Hebrew wording meaning the multi-breasted one. That tells me He has many faculties and I should therefore not consign Him to just one aspect that pleases me.

In Jeremiah, we meet God as the Potter and we are the clay. The clay has no say on what the potter will fashion it into being. The potter doesn't consult the clay about what the clay will become. Thus Jeremiah, when called by God, was told that his life was ordained before birth. Jeremiah was clay that was fashioned by the potter to be a prophet. Have you ever asked yourself what did the Potter of the Universe fashion me for? You don't use a cup to bath from. It wasn't fashioned for that.  You drink from a cup. Is life drinking from you or are you having a bath of issues from your cup of life?

Every now and then learn to check that you are aligned to the desires of the Potter of Life. Doing this will ensure that you don't crack or break. A cup cannot be used for football. Regular checks ensure we are walking in accordance with the purposes ordained by the Potter. We check by reflecting on our walk with God, the Potter. Are we obedient to the call over our lives? Are we serving Him wholly? Are we worshipping Him alone? Are we giving of ourselves and substances to Him? A close walk with God will ensure we the clay are vessels of honour.

Memory Verse: Jeremiah 20:9

Decree:

Jeremiah 20:13
Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord! For He has delivered the life of the poor from the hand of evildoers. (italics mine)
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