March 24, 2026

The Potter and The Clay

Jermiah 18:3-4

The Living Bible

“I did as God told me and I found the potter working at his wheel. But the jar that he was forming didn’t turn out as he wished, so he kneaded it again into a lump and started again.”

That lump is me sitting on the potter’s wheel. Again.

Jesus is the potter and I always be starting over every day so that He can shape me into what He wants from me. Not what I want. Can a lump of clay complain to the potter who shaped me? Jesus has the right to change me into His image, not the other way around. I belong to Him and my will is not my own, it is His will always.

He sets me on the potter’s wheel and gently pulls off the old layers of sin, unrepentance, unforgiveness, and pain and throws them away. He then replaces them with His forgiveness, mercy, love and a clean slate. And in return Jesus expects me to act like Him and to return His love, forgiveness, and mercy to others.

And I fall away at times. Sometimes there is a deep hurt that needs to be pulled out and worked on, like a bad tooth. And it does hurt as He pulls it out, tugs, pokes and prods. It is like a little hook pulling all of the old out and some of it is buried deep inside. It hurts and I don’t want to go through the pain, but it has to be done. If I let that pain stay, it will take root slowly and make me bitter and sad. And I say I cannot let it go as it hurts too much.

And Jesus tells me No. I need to reshape you, otherwise you cannot serve Me as I want you to. And so I surrender to Him and He pulls it out. Oh, the JOY I feel as it comes out! That pain, hurt, resentment and sin is NOT THERE! I am clean!

Instead, my vessel is clean and pure and is now ready to be used by Jesus!

His Joy overflows and pours out to others.

His Love overflows to others as does His salvation!

Jesus has FORGIVEN ME, a pot that was broken, dirty and unusable and changed ME so that I can share it with others!

PRAISE THE HOLY NAME OF JESUS! Praise Jesus always! Amen.