THE POTTER

Isaiah 64:8 (NASB) “But now, O LORD, You are our Father, we are the clay, and You our potter; and all of us are the work of Your hand.”

When a potter decides to make a clay piece, he takes a lump of clay, places it on his pottery wheel, adds water and lovingly forms whatever he is inclined to make from the clay. Here in Isaiah, the prophet is comparing God to “our” potter, for He made us lovingly by His own hand. He knew us before we were even a twinkle in our parents eye and formed us in our mother’s womb. He knows the beginning from the end and knows us intimately.

This verse of scripture reminds us that we are not our own. We were created by a higher power. We were given life … what are we doing with it? What about lives that were born into horrible conditions? Does God not see where children are being born? Does He not care about the abusive homes children grow are forced to grow up in?

I believe He sees and He weeps for them. However, we were all created with a free will. If we were not, then we would serve God out of duty or obligation. Free will causes us to worship and serve God out of a desire that wells up within us. When we begin to understand all that He has done for us, we are compelled to love and worship Him. This leads us to trust Him by faith.  Children brought up in horrifying situations is tragic and require prayer to eliminate the problems involved there. God does not step into a situation unless invited. He does not administer Marshall Law, where what He says goes and we have no choice in the matter. We should all prayer for God to intervene in such situations for the sake of all involved. Absolutely NOTHING is impossible for God.

Scripture tells us that we are “fearfully and wonderfully made” (Psalm 139:14).  Deep inside us we know there is something or someone much greater than we are. Man is more inclined to believe anything but that for then they would have to DO something with that knowledge and they would rather live as they choose. If they could only see things as God sees them and know what God knows, but alas, that would negate the need for faith and faith is required to know God.

If you were to watch a potter mold a piece of clay into something beautiful, and perhaps you have, you will notice the painstaking care with which the potter molds and shapes the piece. He is proud of his work as he fires it in the kiln (oven). He displays it for all to see when it is completed. So does God. We are His prized creations. Let’s not disappoint Him with our lives.

WALK WITH THE KING AND BE A BLESSING!