Day 222

Jeremiah 16, 18, 35.  “Turning Clay”

         I remember my first experiences at the potter’s wheel.  It wasn’t safe to be anywhere near me.  With the centrifugal force of the wheel, a chunk of clay can fly a long way.  Of course, even if something did stay on the wheel it didn’t mean it was going to look good.  Some of the things I first turned were too thick, and others too thin, and some were so warped that people just assumed they were abstract art (and I never told them otherwise).
         I restarted and reformed so many pieces that were not turning right or just didn’t look right.  Sometimes the clay itself would be too dry.  Sometimes it would have hidden air pockets (which don’t last through the fire).
         A lot of things can happen while you’re working clay, but I have never had my clay tell me what it wanted or didn’t want.  God is the potter and we are the clay.  Don’t rebel against that but embrace it.  Surrender to God’s plans for your life.  Let God shape you now so that you will not harden the wrong way (consider the next chapter talking about the jar Jeremiah shattered).

General Questions for each day:
Summarize the day’s Bible passage in your own words.
What thoughts, actions, attitudes or beliefs are addressed in the passage?
How is the Holy Spirit leading you to apply this passage to your life today?