One thing that comes to my mind when we think about a potter making a vessel out of clay and it is this; For what purpose is the potter creating this vessel?

Many times I think we begin to think that we are a fine piece of dinner ware, when in reality we have been created to be a vessel to remove the garbage from the house, both are very necessary. One may be more decorated and noticed more than the other but in the hands of God they are both just as important.

We have been shaped for a purpose, we need to understand this and be assured that in the hands of God there is nothing useless.

Bless the almighty potter.

Lila, a thought….. If we are the vessels that God is creating to hold what He pours into us so that we can pour it out into the lives of others, would we be able to do this if it has all leaked out? I pour myself a cup of coffee and come back to drink it and it has all leaked out…? as vessels that are leaking we are unable to pour out because we no longer have what we have been filled with. It leaks because we have holes that are not sealed. Sin, indifference, spiritual laziness, wasting time and resources, all sorts of things that can cause us to leak what God gives us. Like the wine-skin, the new patch on the old cloth….. Are we not supposed to “pour” rather than “leak” the oil of the Holy Spirit?….. And if we bear the light of Christ we are as cities set upon the hill, whose light cannot be hid! – lamps aflame with the oil of the Holy Spirit that bring light to our households and those within our sphere of influence. Hallelujah!

When you mentioned clay vessels sealed in fire, I thought of clay vessels that “leaked” and the words of 2 Cor. 4:7 “but we have this treasure in earthen vessels.” If we are leaking the oil of the Holy Spirit and are aflame, we bear the light of Christ Himself.

This has been one of those verses from scripture that is so easy to see the purity and simplicity of Christ, and the beautiful picture of Him doing all good things for His creation. I could just meditate on this over and over again when I find myself wanting to get ahead of God instead of just letting Him be Him. To just sit back and say, I am a vessel being perfected for my Beautiful Lord to fill me to the rim and to overflowing with His wine or oil or water or what ever He chooses, it will be perfect and refreshing.

Amen, Pam! Amen. You know, I was just thinking about a “pot” and its structure…..it has no arms or legs, it is simply clay, taken from the dust of the earth, and made by a potter into something that will HOLD something poured into it. It doesn’t STRIVE to BE useful – it simply IS because its creator has made it that way. It is TOTALLY dependent on its creator, the potter, to do to it ALL that is required for it to become what the potter intended. It is ALL the work of the Potter – and we can do NOTHING to please Him, but yield to His hands. Jesus said He came not to do His own will, but the will of His Father, yielded to Him…..and that is what Father God asks of us. Hallelujah!

Amen!

BLESS YOU CLARE! How humble are your sweet word’s. I hope you have a great day of blessing as we remember Who is the Potter and who is the clay. Yes, as you said, He will be with us in the fire, the whole entire time. We can rest assured of that. As we look at beautiful pieces of pottery that looks flawless, may we see ourselves as the Lord see us, this beautiful piece of workmanship that His Glory is perfecting into His image. May this beautiful vision be shared with those we fellowship or come in contact with for Him to be glorified forevermore. That all will see the good work of the Father in us. Praise you Lord!

Thank you Chip and thank you Sherry for reminding me. And when He has finished creating His pots, they are fired and glazed to hold water and oil. Without this process the liquid will seep out. Each of them is unique, each having a purpose planned by the Master Potter from His very first thought of them….. Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity.”20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor. 21 Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work. (2 Tim.2:19-21) Hallelujah!