But the vessel that he was shaping from the clay became flawed in his hand; so he formed it into another vessel, as it seemed best for him to do.When the vessel that he made of the clay was marred in the hand of the potter, he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.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.And when the vessel that he made of the clay was marred in the hand of the potter, he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.
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… falling apart. When I was studying for this message, I thought about the potter and the clay. The Bible says the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hands of the potter. So he made it again another. He made it again another. It was the same thing, but it didn't look like the same thing. It was it, but it wasn't it. It was broken, but it was beautiful. It had been through the fire, but now it was stable. He made it another, and he knows how to take what you are crying about and make you shout about it. Those that sow in tears, you don't hear what I'm saying to you. Those that sow in tears will reap in joy. Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. Though he slay me, yet shall I trust him. When he's not finished with me yet, judge nothing before it's time. He's working on me. I look a mess right now. I'm scattered like the dry bones in the valley. But when he gets through speaking to me, we're going to be gathered together. We're going to come together as a great army. …
… potter's house and there he was working at his wheel and the vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter's hand and he reworked it into another vessel as it seemed good to the potter to do then the word of the lord came to me oh house of israel can i not do with you as this potter has done declares the Lord behold like the clay in the potter's hand so are you in my hand oh house of Israel they remember the prophets god is the potter and we are the clay this goes beyond just god has created you this is god can continue to shape and mold you like the potter can continue to shape and mold the clay. Our attitude toward God is not God made me and then he gave me my life so that I could do with it as I please. No, the idea here is that God not only made you, he is making you. You not only exist because of God, you exist for God. …
… Join me in the book of Jeremiah chapter 18. Join me in the book of Jeremiah chapter 18 verses 1 through 6. Pull it up on your phone. Pull it up on your Android. Pull it up in your Bible. Pull it up on your laptop. I want you to see these words. And I'm reading out of the Message Bible. And it would be helpful if you Google that or download that app if you're available to do that. because sometimes the message Bible makes the word of God so palatable, so relatable, and even so simple and comprehensible. So I thank you for joining me today in the book of Jeremiah chapter 18 verses 1 through 6. I don't like reading that many verses all the time, but to set the context for what God wants to say to us today, come with me to Jeremiah chapter 18 verses 1 through 6 and it reads like this out of the message bible god told jeremiah up on your feet go to the potter's house when you get there i'll tell you what i have to say so i went to the potter's house and sure enough the potter was there working away at his will whenever the pot the potter was working on turned out badly as sometimes happens when you're working with clay the potter would simply start over and use the same clay to make another pot then God's message came to me can't I do just as this potter does people of Israel …