“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.”
