What's In Your Mind?

A group of visitors was watching a potter fashion an object from shapeless clay. Intrigued, one of them asked, “What are you making?”

“Something very beautiful,” he answered.

“How do you know it’s going to be beautiful?” asked the visitor.

“Because I can see it in my mind,” he replied.

Isaiah made a profound statement about the potter and his clay. “Lord,” he began, “you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are the potter. We are all formed by your hand.”

Whenever and wherever pottery is mentioned in Scripture, the story is the same: the potter has power over the clay. He can do with the clay what he wills and shape objects that have a wide variety of uses. One may be used as a vessel to carry water or store grain. Another may be used to contain oil for a lamp that will shed light in dark places. Again, the potter may make a bowl for soup or a plate for a feast. The clay has no power or influence over the outcome of the process. The potter has control over the clay and will shape the clay carefully according to his will to fulfill its purpose.

Likewise for the Christian. God has a specific plan in His mind for each of our lives. For us to fulfill His purpose, He must shape us and mold us as a potter does with his clay until we are ready for His use.

Prayer:  We thank You, Heavenly Father, that You have a plan and a purpose for each of us. May we be patient and willing to be made into Your likeness. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Scripture For Today: Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are the potter. We are all formed by your hand. Isaiah 64:8