One of the great metaphors used throughout Scripture is that of the potter and the clay. His love is why He could not let us perish although that is the price for our sin. But he didn't have much to say. Right where you're sitting, pray this prayer: "Lord Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross for me.
A verse was added by another friend declaring that if the broken wing was healed, there could be flight and that one could soar and experience more than ever the power of God. He was a doctor, a man who had great ability in the realm of surgery, but who was destitute of the grace of God. Did you ever see two blades of grass alike, two trees alike, two hills alike, two seas alike or even two faces alike? The potter is faced with two choices - to curse and swear at this unruly lump of clay, or to mash it down and start all over again. The Potter And The Clay Jeremiah 18 Church Video. He is still at work in and around us through His Holy Spirit! Isaiah prophetically describes Jesus, the coming Messiah as one who will break the bruised reed, or quench the smoking flax. But then, without any warning or explanation, we feel the pressure of the potter's hand as He is remolding and remaking us. Clay – show the jar of dry clay} Next question – What is the material we use to make pottery? When I was going through the potteries I have already spoken of, I was amazed at the variety of vessels those people were able to fashion. Most of the utensils in Jeremiah's day were made out of clay. Let s try to imagine what is happening in our text today. 18 is a call to repent or respond to God's work.
The next thought is this: although the clay was marred in the potter's hand, the potter's hand did not discard it. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. Because we are clay, we don't always understand what God is doing. The first line of this hymn says, "Have Thine own way, Lord!... So you have the potter's material, and the process is suggested too. Acts 10:34 says that "God is no respecter of persons, " so if he had a plan for the people of that day and time, he has a plan for individuals today--and that was the first truth of which Jeremiah was reminded at the potter's house: GOD HAS PLAN FOR EVERY LIFE. Apparently, though, in most cases God plans for people to marry, and in many--perhaps most--cases to have children--and he stands ready to reveal his plan in all those areas. When time came to return to the field for the second half, the players got up to leave the locker room--all but Roy Riegels. Regardless of his feelings the Word of God was like a fire in his heart and he could not hold it back. At the house of the Potter Jeremiah would learn about the character of the Potter. There's a beautiful old gospel song about this passage entitled – "He Didn't Throw the Clay Away. " I was taken from the ground and thrown into the water; am I not ready? "
Said Joseph when he named his son, Ephraim, which means "double fruit, " "God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction" (Genesis 41:52). The hand of the divine Potter is never responsible for the marring of a vessel. Let us help you keep up with what's new at Creative Bible Study with free Bible study lessons and ideas straight to your email! He has been call the ''weeping prophet'' simply because his heart broke as he looked upon the sins of Israel to repentance. I give my life to the Potter's hand. All that stretching and pressure placed on the clay leads to something beautiful being created.
Here's is a sample of his prophecy. His love is why we have hope in the midst of our failure. Jeremiah cried out in sorrow and grief for this people: (Jeremiah 9:1 NRSV) God gave Jeremiah some relief. Clay – show a jar of clay soil mixed with water} Very good. He is the one that shapes, molds and brings meaning and purpose to life. God loves us; therefore, we can trust Him. Sometimes God drives home his truth in strange settings--and we're going to read about an example of that this morning.
But God also cares; He adores; He has an everlasting love for us! I would imagine that if any of us were to have a go at making a pot clay and the clay didn t do what we expected it to do or because it was too wet or too dry or too crumbly we would lose patience, throw the whole lot in the garbage and get a fresh lot that might be more successful at being what we intend it to be. God could not do with them what He desired because of their rebellion. I would give anything in the world to have now the joy in my heart that I had then. He told them that the dreaded Babylonians were going to invade their land, cause great destruction, and take many of them to Babylon as captives.
My soul was weary, and my pride Was wounded deep; to Heaven I cried, 'God grant me peace or I must die;' The dumb stars glittered no reply. Physically we are dirt, formed by God for His purposes. "God has a very special plan and purpose for each of our lives, and He works relentlessly to cause that plan and purpose to come to pass. This world has been called a topsy-turvy world.