A Second Start

So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel. But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him. Jeremiah 18:3-4 The Bible documents a rich history of God not giving up on us when we fail. The list of men and women who started over is almost endless. Jeremiah gives us an image of God as the potter and us as the clay. God works diligently to form us and to transform us into useful, beautiful vessels, but sometimes things don’t work out. It’s not the potter’s fault; a flaw in the clay causes the problem. But God doesn’t wad us up into a ball and throw us away. He lovingly starts over, eliminating the flaws as He goes. The process of producing a beautiful pot isn’t fast. The potter takes time, carefully crafting the clay into shape for its intended use. In the same way, when God starts over with us, we may not become instantly useful. It takes time and the skill of the potter to shape us. Sooner or later, though, we’ll be useful again. Be patient and let the potter do His work in your life. Please comment below or email me directly at curtis.songer@gmail.com