Isaiah 64:8~ But now, O Lord, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our potter; And all we are the work of Your hand.
A lump of clay is nothing without the potter but a form of yuck! And if the clay sits to long it gets hard and unmoldable, the potter must add water continually to get it soft enough to make something beautiful. Do I allow myself to stay soft and pliable so my potter can use His hands to mold Me? Or do I "sit" to long on MY shelf so that I become to hard and unworkable for my potter's hands? Well, to make a long story short, I have had to have some water dumped on my head!
What do I need to do for my potter to mold me? NOTHING! Just as a lump of clay does nothing but sit and be molded into something beautiful by the potter's hands, I don't have to do anything but be pliable and allow Him to design and mold me in His image! When I try to give my ideas and work out things in my timing, I have interfered with the potter's plan and the clay pot cannot be what He has planned, something beautiful and usable!
How I long to be a walking, breathing, living testimony for Him as I give ALL that I am for All that He is!
3 comments:
Very well said Heather!
Too often we try to fix things in our timing... not depending on Him to mold us in His timing. Too often we are stuck on ourselves - "our shelf," being hard-headed & not pliable. I pray I can remember this... and for God to replace all of me with ALL of HIM too.
Thanks for sharing this analogy from His Word - - - greatly links with my thoughts & others from the "God ... Who are You study" from over At The Well.
Thank you, Heather. It is so true that we can do nothing...it is all from Him!
"Do I allow myself to stay soft and pliable so my potter can use His hands to mold Me? Or do I "sit" to long on MY shelf so that I become to hard and unworkable for my potter's hands?"
What great questions to ask ourselves!!! May we sit, not on a shelf, but at the feet of Jesus, and allow Him to mold, shape, and make us into the women He created us to be before the foundation of the world.
I'm so excited that you will be joining us as we come to know God in more real and intimate ways. If you have any questions or comments from week 1 be sure to email them to me by Friday, Feb. 12th at jenifer@byhisgraceministry.com
Again, welcome to "God...who are You & what can You do for me?" May God continue to bless you as you seek after Him.
By His Grace,
Jenifer
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