You are the Potter and I am the Clay

Jeremiah 18 alluringly illustrates God's relationship and His plan with Israel. Prophet Jeremiah was asked to go a Potter's House, he could see a potter working at the wheel with a disfigured figure of clay in his hands. The potter formed it another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him (Jeremiah 18:3-4). LORD asked Jeremiah,  “Can I not do with you, Israel, as this potter does?”

Since I am a passionate artist, I have a decent experience in dealing with clay. In order to create a masterpiece one should have good quality of clay, a well conditioned potter's wheel, right temperature and most importantly, a pair of skilled hands and a heart to deal with 'mess'. 

Clay by definition is a stiff, sticky fine-grained earth, that can be molded when wet, and is dried and baked to make bricks, pottery, and ceramics. The clay should be made with right amount of soil and water, not too tight or loose to make it difficult to be transformed into a good artwork. Various verses in the scripture says that pride is one of the roadblocks that prevents a man to his way to God. Also being lukewarm in faith also will not help in the spiritual journey to God. Per my personal experience, my spiritual growth is directly proportional to fellowship of Godly brothers and sisters.

Clay needs to be kneaded before it it thrown to the potter's wheel. It is a pivotal process to get rid of the air bubbles and smoothen the texture. In our spiritual life every believer goes through various trials, tribulations, afflictions, denials, sometimes even persecution,but that does not mean that we are off our Father's hands. Small or big, troubles are gruesome and it is unavoidable in this fallen world. But our Father has sovereign authority in our life -  both earthly and eternal. Also, He has the best plans for all of us in store (Jeremiah 29:11) Given that, there is a primary requirement -  trust in God with all of your heart!

God has given us the freedom of choice in this world, but being submissive to His hands (His will) will accelerate the process of being a fine artwork. Achieving this mindset is not an easy process, and requires disciplined prayer life, knowledge of the Word and above all knowledge of our Father. But this offers the freedom from fear, anxieties, dissatisfaction, disappointments and every other worldly evil.

 Genesis 2:7 says God created man out of dust and made He breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. (Yes we all are breathing God's breath, yay)! Before God's touch the clay was such a useless mess,but post His artistic work, it has become His masterpiece. 

Kindly take a moment to examine ourselves, are we the clay in the potter's hands? May God's will be done in all of your lives. Stay abundantly blessed!