Being Moulded by the Potter
Jeremiah himself becomes object
lesson to his nation, for his very
life models the reality of what is
soon to befall the nation of Judah.
The prophet is commanded to
remain celibate and avoid funerals
and feast days – a reminder to his countrymen they will experience involuntarily what Jeremiah is
called to experience voluntarily.
Loss of family, comfort & joy await God’s rebellious people – a message
that is finally heard; and results
on beatings and imprisonment
for the faithful prophet of God.
Dear Lord, just like Jeremiah
we may have no answers to the
questions and problems facing us.
Help us learn from Your prophet to
have the right attitude and mindset:
Help us to Trust You in tough times;
Help us to Yield to Your Molding &
Help us to Surrender to Your Way.
Help us to be confident in You,
for You are Good, Able & Faithful;
and You Will Make A Way for us.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.
Lord, we Trust You in hard times:
Cursed are those who put their
trust in mere humans and turn
their hearts from the Lord…
But blessed are those who trust
in the Lord and have made the
Lord their hope and confidence.
They are like trees planted along
a riverbank, with roots that reach
deep into the water. Such trees
are not bothered by the heat or
worried by long months of drought
Their leaves stay green & they go
right on producing fruit(Jer 17:5-8)
Lord, I put my total trust in You for
You are my hope and confidence
and let me never turn from You.
Draw me ever closer to You and
give me a passion to seek You.
Enable me Lord to be fruitful even
during life’s difficult times. And
Help me to put my roots deep into You and Your Word so that I am able
to endure dry spiritual times. Amen.
Lord, we Yield to Your Molding:
Then the word of the Lord came
to me: O house of Israel, can I not
do with you as this potter does?
…Like clay in the hand of the potter,
so are you in my hand O house of Israel. If at any time I announce
that a nation or kingdom is to be
uprooted, torn down and destroyed,
and if that nation I warned repents
of its evil, then I will relent and
does not inflict on it the disaster
I had planned (Jeremiah 18:5-8).
Lord, You want us to be useful in
Your kingdom and want to shape
us into Your beautiful creation.
But You Lord will only do so if we allow ourselves to be moldable.
Help us not be hard and unreceptive
to Your molding but be soft and
receptive to Your hand on us. As
we yield to You God, You will shape
us into a valuable vessel. Amen.
Lord, we Surrender to Your Way:
If I turn away from what You
have called me to do… Your word
becomes a fire in my inner being…
I am weary, I cannot hold it in…
But You Lord are with me like
a mighty warrior… So those who persecute me will stop & not prevail.
You Lord Almighty, are a pattern
for the righteous, and You probe
hearts and minds; Allow me to
see how You act against them,
for to You alone have I committed
my cause (Jeremiah 20:9-12).
Lord, there are times when I am
disheartened because it seems that
those against me are prevailing.
And at times I feel like quitting.
But I remember Your call on my life.
And I realise Your power, and You
are with me and You are for me.
So I praise You and press on. Amen