After he got there, the potter preached a sermon to Jeremiah in a visual way concerning the future of Judah (Israel), but the message applies to us as well. I’m sure the potter had no idea we would be reading his sermon 2,600 years later! Here are three lessons from the potter’s sermon:
Lesson #1
God is in the process of molding you. Everyone is in the process of being molded, either
by the Holy Spirit or the pressures of this world. Romans 12:2 says, “Don’t let
the world squeeze you into its mold.” To be molded by God, He says to “humble
yourselves under the mighty hand of God” (1 Peter 5:6). Yield to His touch.
Lesson #2 God’s plan for you may not be obvious at first. Jeremiah 18:3 says the potter was “making something” on the wheel. What he was making wasn’t obvious at first. The potter had a plan in his mind concerning the vessel he wanted to make. Romans 9:20 says, “The thing molded will not say to the potter, ‘Why did you make me like this’ will it?” Trust the Lord to lead and guide you, even when the plan is unclear and you don’t understand.
Lesson #3 If you’ve made a mistake, remember that God isn’t finished with you. “But the vessel that he was making of clay was spoiled in the hand of the potter, so he remade it into another vessel, as it pleased the potter to make” (Jer. 18:4). The potter detected a flaw in the clay because some gritty substance resisted his touch. Even though the clay was marred, the potter didn’t throw it away. He made it into another vessel.
Perhaps you’ve drifted away from God and resisted His will for your life. Maybe you think your life is over. The Lord has not abandoned you and still has a plan for your life. Put your life in His hands and He will complete the work He wants to do in you. www.kentcrockett.blogspot.com
BIBLE STUDY: Lessons from Cain, Balaam, and Korah
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