Jeremiah 18:1-6
It is in
the simplest of places that the most profound things of life can be
learned. Jeremiah was taken to the
Potter's house for a very important series of lessons. Here are lessons on both providence and
potential from the potter’s house.
I.
Lesson of the Potter's Way … The Potter is Always at Work on the
Clay Jeremiah 18:2-3
God
often uses the commonplace to teach complicated truths.
The wheel never turns without the potter's presence. Philippians 2:13
There is promise, potential, and possibility
in every life.
II. Lesson of the Potter's Will ...The
Potter Shapes the Clay to an Intended Purpose - Jeremiah 18:4
·
God is the
potter. Jeremiah
18:6
·
Man is the
clay. Isaiah
64:8
·
Circumstance
is wheel is the of life. Isaiah
29:16
The picture of the potter is one of PATIENCE.
Clay in the center of the wheel (will) is ready to be fashioned. Clay outside the center of the
potter's wheel (will) is not fashionable for the moment. Isaiah 45:9 NLT
For a person to deny the hand of God
in life's circumstance is to lose the impact of the message. PROVIDENCE is real.
The presence
of the potter insures His purpose.
The
existence of other vessels in the kiln demonstrates the POTENTIAL for
the clay. Romans 9:21
God does
not demand equal attainments from unequal potential.
III.
Lesson of the Potter's Work
... The state of the
clay affects the work of the Potter - Jeremiah
18:4a
Here arises
the question of Sovereignty over against free will.
Life will either harden the
clay or soften it. Keeping our lives moldable is our goal.
We yield to the hand of the Potter by
yielding to His presence within us.
