“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.” (Jeremiah18: 5- 6 KJV)
We surrender to God in our extremity, in our
prosperity, and by the leading and the conviction of the Holy Spirit. In a game
or sports or in a battlefield; if you surrender then you’re a loser. But in
Christianity, the more we surrender the more we win. We win for Christ, in
Christ and for His glory. (Romans 12:1- 2)
We want to win but we resist God. It’s easier for
the clay to submit and surrender to the Potter’s hand than for us people to
submit and surrender ourselves under the mighty hand of God. Remember the time
when Jesus was with His disciples in the ship in the midst of the storm? (Mark
4:36-39) The wicked storm and the wind as well as the
huge waves obeyed the Lord Jesus Christ, but the disciples of Jesus were
fearful and doubtful.
God is the Master Builder and we are his materials
or his tools for His purpose and glory. If the clay is not good or there’s some
stone in the clay, the pottery will be defective and (the potter) will smash
the clay down and he will start all over again, so he could make it or shape it
the way He wants it to be. We know how it feels to be mold and to be broken. We
are God’s earthen vessels. The Bible said; “For we
are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath
before ordained that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:10 KJV)
