Clay and the Potter

Isaiah 64:8 is a beautiful lyric, saying, "Yet you, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand."

These poetic lines tell us the true nature of our relationship with God. We are the clay. He is the potter. If we, as clay, are to amount to anything of value and beauty, then we need His hands to shape us and mold us and form us into what He wants us to be.

Yet too often we, as the clay, want to tell the Potter what to do. The clay wants to tell the Potter how to do His job and how to use His hands. The clay often thinks that it knows a better shape and form for itself than the Potter does.

But that's not how it's supposed to work. The clay needs to allow itself to be molded and formed and shaped by the Potter and His hands.

Are you fighting the Potter as He shapes you and forms you? Remember that He is molding you into something beautiful. Just let the Potter do His job, and you'll be amazed at the final result!