Theme number 1 – I am the Potter; you are the clay
Like me, you have probably read about and meditated on this theme more than once in your walk with God. Unlike the past times, some things stood out for me this time.
1. Unlike the clay that pretty much has no will of its own, I have a will of my own.
As a result I have the ability to resist the work that the Potter is doing in my life. A commentator on Romans 12:1 drives it home when he says “the problem with living sacrifices is that they can crawl off the altar.” Don’t we all just wanna crawl off when the heats gets too hot?
2. Though seldom sought, the grace of refinement is more beneficial than the grace of relief.
Molding requires gentleness in some places a little more pressure in others to yield the desired product. More often than not, I seek relief rather than the refinement that I need to be everything that God wants me to be. Greater pressure is as much a demonstration of the Potter’s pressure than the lesser pressure moments.
3. The clay deserves no explanation from the Potter.
Don’t we all just love to receive explanations about the what, the why and the how? I know I do and while in His mercy and grace God may reveal His will to me, a lot of His workings make sense in hindsight. In reality, as long as we remain in the master’s hands, we have no reason to fret and absolutely no right to complain or question Him.
4. Submission of my will is crittically important to this process
I find that my good intentions don’t always translate to actions that conform to the will of God for me. My flesh tells me that it is not alright to not be busy and so without even thinking about it, I find myself doing one thing or another. The Lord’s instruction to me was STOP, then Listen! At first I thought the important thing was listening to His voice, now I know that stopping is even more important. It is consciously going against my default tendencies in order to gain clarity on all that the Lord is saying and doing.
So now I know that getting bored with the way things are is getting bored with the work of the Potter in my life. Rather than get into my “fix it” mode, I will heed His voice to;
– Lean in closer
– Sup together
– Remain in His rest
– Let go of the reins
– Surrender completely
– Stop and Listen.
What about you?
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