Monday January 06th, 2025
« But now, LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You our potter, and all of us are the work of Your hand »
Read Jeremiah 18:1-6 NLT
1 The Lord gave another message to Jeremiah. He said,
2 “Go down to the potter’s shop, and I will speak to you there.”
3 So I did as He told me and found the potter working at his wheel.
4 But the jar he was making did not turn out as he had hoped, so he crushed it into a lump of clay again and started over.
5 Then the Lord gave me this message:
6 “O Israel, can I not do to you as this potter has done to his clay? As the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand.
In our Bible reading for today, a potter was trying to make a vessel, but it became marred in his hand, so he decided to make another.
I preached a sermon over 30 years ago titled “Seeing the Invisible” I gave an illustration in the sermon using a log of wood.
When you see a log of wood, you may not observe anything special, but a sculptor could look at it and visualize a lion.
He would then take his hammer and chisel, chipping off a little here, a little there.
Eventually, the head of the lion would appear.
In the course of the sculptor’s work, the wood could split open suddenly, in which case he could then say to it “Well, I wanted to make a lion out of you, but it looks like I would only be able to make a cat because you have cracked open in a way I did not intend”.
He would then get to work making the cat but, he discovers another flaw in the wood, he may then say, “Okay, I will make a rat out of you”.
If he discovers even more flaws in the wood, he may then be compelled to use it as firewood. Song of Solomon 2:15 ESV says
« Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom” »
The little flaws you ignore in yourself can destroy God’s purpose for your life.
If you fail to deal with these faults decisively, they will end up hindering God’s plan for your life.
You may have been told that you talk too much, yet are not doing anything about it.
God may have warned you that you eat too much, yet you keep eating irresponsibly.
Maybe someone has even told you that you get angry too easily but you claim that people from your tribe are usually like that.
These things, little as they may seem, will make it hard for God to fulfill His purpose in your life.
The Potter is very good at His craft, but the clay has to allow Potter’s purpose to be fulfilled.
Check yourself: between last year and now, have you grown?
Have you drop your bad habits?
Have you picked up new habits that will help you fulfil God’s purpose for your life?
It’s a brand-new year; get rid of those little foxes that have been spoiling your vine.
Don’t be an obstacle to your progress and the fulfilment of God’s plans in your life.
Reflection – What are those weaknesses that you know you must get rid of ? Begin to take action to get rid of them now.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
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