This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: "Go down to
the potter 's house, and there I will give you my message." So I went
down to the potters house and I saw him working at the wheel. But
the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the
potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him.
Then the word of the Lord came to me: O house of Israel, can I not do
with you as this potter does? declares the Lord. Like clay in the hand
of the potter, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel. (Jeremiah
18:1-6, The Holy Bible, New International Version, 1984, International Bible Society)
As I read this scripture, I was reminded of God's love for us. I thought
of the potter picking his clay. He does not consider the imperfections
or whether there is a little grit mixed in, for he know through his gentle touch even the rough edges will be made smooth. When he has
prepared his clay, he centers and open it to achieve the strongest
foundation for his pottery. And he opens it so it can be pulled up as
the wheel spins. Then the potter throws and trims his work. All the
excess water is removed and it is allowed to dry. Then it is glazed and put in the fire to remove all the impurities.
The pottery is now ready to be used.
God is our potter. After we have toiled in this world of sin, when we finally come to him we are as a piece of
marred clay in his hands. He does not worry about our imperfections. He takes us in the palm of his hands; and just
as the potter, He centers us on His wheel of forgiveness and he begin to mold us into what He would have us to be.
He knows that every now and then we may stumble and fall along the way. But when we come to him as an open
vessel, when we falter he is there to pull us up and keep on shaping us... for there is a process to get to the finished
work. And he trims us. He begin to peel away all our jealousy, envy, hatred, and all those other sinful things. And,
he allows us to dry or learn to live in our new form. But, the process is not over. Every day we will be thrown in
the fire, but with every test and every trial that we overcome we are purified. And one day, when this old life is
over, we will be able to behold the finished product. Someone may ask, why not in this life time. My answer would
be because we will always be a work in progress as long as we wear this flesh. When ever we became marred and
disfigured, we can always go to the potters house and he will be waiting to put us back together again.
Tilaki Beatty is a young African American Author who lives in Wilmington, Delaware; she has been inspired by God to share some of her testimony, like never before.
Through her book MY LIFE, A Spiritual Journey. One thing she talks about is mistakes. Even when you have messed up your life, and you feel that you are at your
lowest point, GOD can restore you back to him. There is nothing to hard for GOD
OU R FATHER. Tilaki has been writing since the 1990’s, but before this book she
hadn’t written anything in about ten years. It took her a weekend to write this book.
She stared on Friday Sept 8th 2007, and was finished in completion on Sunday Sept
10th 2007. Glory Be to God! Through this book Tilaki wants to encourage all people
especially young mothers. Who have had a hard time getting to the position where
God really wants them to be; because of depression, low self-esteem, poverty ect. God
can turn every negative to a positive if we just ask to be position in his well. In reference to the book of Habbakkuk it says, “Write down the vision and make it plain”. You have to first make your
mind up and count the costs. It is not easy especially when you have children. You have to stay focused and prioritize your days in order to make your dream come true. GOD will stretch forth his mighty hand, he will guide
you through A Spiritual Journey. If you would like to purchase this wonderful book inspired by GOD, you may
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