Today's Scripture reading is Jeremiah 18:3-6.
Verse 4, "And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it."
While this verse is familiar to many it might be new to some. In the context, the clay represents the nation of Israel. The potter is God. We can also apply this to our lives as we too are in the hand of God. John 10:29, "My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand." God is attempting to make out of us a vessel of honour. This vessel is meant to bring Him honour and glory. As the potter molds the clay, we need to be shaped properly by His loving and correcting hands. Sin puts blemishes on our lives, but God can re-make us all over again.
He Didn't Throw the Clay Away by Terri Gibbs
Empty and Broken, I came Back to Him
A Vessel Unworthy, so scarred from Sin.
But He did not Despair... He Started over again
And I Bless the Day, He didn't Throw the Clay Away.
Over and Over, He Molds Me and Makes Me,
Into His likeness, He fashions the clay.
A vessel of Honour, I Am today,
All because Jesus Didn't Throw The Clay Away.
He is the Potter... I am the Clay
Molded in God's Image, HE wants me to Stay.
When I Stumble...
And Fall... When My Vessel Breaks,
He just Picks up those Pieces,
He does not Throw the Clay Away...
Over and Over, He Molds Me and Makes Me,
Into His Likeness, He Fashions the Clay.
A Vessel of Honour, I Am Today,
All Because Jesus Didn't Throw The Clay Away.
A Vessel of Honour, I Am Today,
It's all Because Jesus Didn't Throw The Clay Away.