Complete Faith

“Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.” – Jeremiah 18:3

It takes complete faith to put yourself on the potter’s wheel.  We are conditioned to think that in this world our life is our own, and that we can make what we will of ourselves.  The devil will take this ideal and make us believe that we are the master of our own lives.  Leading us to believe that we have some resemblance of control, which provides a comfort to us.  To the point we say: “it may be a big mess, but it is my mess”.  Therefore, to humble yourself and put yourself on the wheel takes faith.  We have to become a living sacrifice and place our life in the hands of potter.

Paul wrote to the Romans: “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” (Romans 12:1) Although God is in control, he has given us free will.  The right to choose.  We can choose good or evil, right or wrong; to serve Him or not.  This small space and time that we find ourselves in called life is vouchsafed to us and considered by most all our own.  When we wake in the morning, we make plans for ourselves.  We have goals, dream dreams, have ambition, and seek to serve ourselves.  In doing this, we alienate God.  God has a plan and purpose for us, he has a potter’s wheel that will make and mold us into who He wants us to be.  Although He is Almighty, All powerful, and All knowing; He gives grace and mercy in allowing us choice.  In our choice, we have the opportunity to prove love, display devotion.  He will not force us on the wheel but call us to it.  It takes complete faith, and total sacrifice to surrender all and put yourself on the wheel.  To say to the Lord: “I want no wills or ways of my own dear Lord but thine be done.  No matter what it takes me too or what it takes me from.”  This is presenting your bodies a living sacrifice, this is putting yourself on the wheel.  You may not get the job you want, the house, the car, the spouse; your life may not turn out how you intended, but when you put yourself on the wheel it will turn out how He intended.  Which will be far better.  “But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.” (1 Corinthians 2:9)

The clay in the hands of the potter is a mighty testimony to the world around us.  When God takes complete control of our lives and we live according to His will it is a testimony of faith, and a witness.  We can glorify God through obedience and sacrifice of ourselves.  We can be the clay in the Master’s hands.  The devil doesn’t want us on the wheel.  He wants us to believe we are in control.  He wants us to make a complete wreck of our lives, while we condemn ourselves to eternity in hell.  God calls us to commit ourselves to Him and let Him “wrought a work on the wheels.”