LEARNING BY SURRENDERING
(Jeremiah 18: 4-6)
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. 5- Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 6- O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.”
God is the Master Craftsman. God created men from the dust of the earth. It means we are really nothing but dust. (Genesis 2:7) “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” We all know that God created Eve by taking the rib of Adam and God made her a woman. (Genesis 2:21- 23) We cannot fathom and fully understand how God created man out of nothing. And it’s beyond our imagination on how God touched the womb of Mary, so Jesus could be born in the flesh. (Matthew 1: 20). “But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.”
We are the Lord’s creations and we are His children. As believers, we must learn to yield to God and submit to Him in obedience. We will either surrender to Him as the clay is in the potter's hand, or resist His will which could be dangerous. God has re-created us in Christ Jesus. (Ephesians 4:24) “And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.”
