"Yet you, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand." Isaiah 64:8 (NIV)
This verse emphasizes God's role as the Creator and His sovereignty over humanity, portraying the relationship between God and His people as that of a potter shaping clay. It highlights God's authority, care, and intimate involvement in the lives of His creation.
Now allow God to shape you as He wants!
Imagine a beautiful China tea cup saying: "I wasn't always like this. There was a time when I was just a cold, hard lump of clay. One day the Potter picked me up and said, "I could do something with this. "Then he started to put pressure on me and change my shape. I said, "What are you doing? That hurts. Stop!" But he said, "Not yet." Then he put me on a wheel and began to spin me around and around until I shouted, " Let me off." He replied, not yet." Then he shaped me into a cup and put me in a hot oven. I cried, "Let me out of here, I'm suffocating. "But he looked at me and said, "Not yet." When he took me out, I thought his work on me was over, but then he started paint me. I couldn't believe what he did next. He put me back in to the oven, and I said, "I can't stand this, please let me out!" But he said, "Not yet. "Finally he took me out of the oven and set me on a shelf and held me up before a mirror. I couldn't believe my eyes. I had become a beautiful teacup that everyone want to buy.
There are things going on in your life today you don't understand. When you finally get to the place God wants you to be, you'll realize that he has been making you in to a vessel He can use, bless, and use you to bless others.
Hang in there—this tough time will pass, it's just a process and you shall get over it stronger, better, brighter and greater than you think. So, allow God to shape you!.
Thank you for reading. You are the best!
From: The Metropolitan Bishop
Rt Rev Dr Bright Samuel Otso
UN Global Peace Ambassador
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