On Sunday evening our Church studied the book of Jeremiah in a survey style.  I was caught when the study came to Jeremiah 18.  I read these verses every year in my annual Bible reading plan.  For some reason they jumped out at me this time,

Look at Jeremiah 18:4, “And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.”  Here we have a wonderful picture of you and I.  We are “marred”.  Jesus is the Potter and you and I are the clay.  He is molding us into Christ’s likeness.

We do not like to be molded.  As the Potter puts His hands on us it hurts.  It is not a pleasant process; but, it is a vital process.  Notice the clay is marred before the Potter begins the process of turning and molding.  This is like you and I.  We are marred by sin.  This sin separates us from God.  When we come to God and confess our sin He will forgive us and make us His child.  Then starts the process of molding us into the likeness of Jesus.  This is not easy; but, it is vital to our Christian life.

Just like the vessel does not resist the potter you and I need to yield to the Potter and allow Him to make us into what He is shaping and molding us to be.

So, how are you doing?