YIELD TO THE POTTER
Wednesday, 10th July 2019
Pastor Victor
Jeremiah 18:6 O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the Lord . Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.
A clay in the hand of a potter is how we ought to be in the hands of God. It is the potter that determines the kind of vessel to be made and not the clay. The clay doesn’t have a say in the hand of the potter. The clay simply yields to the dictates of the potter; and it is moulded into a fine vessel by the potter.
The Potter in scripture is a picture of the Holy Ghost. Jesus sent us the Holy Ghost to mould our lives for the glory of God. I don’t see a believer going far in the things of God without yielding completely to the Holy Ghost. You have to come to that place where you will say from your heart like Jesus, “Not my will, but thy will be done; as I hear so I judge.”
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THE POTTER'S HOUSE
Tuesday, 9th July 2019
Pastor Victor
Jeremiah 18:2 Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.
The potter is one who works with clay and mould vessels according to the imaginations of his heart. And one major thing that you see in the potter’s house is the “crushing of clay”. By crushing of the clay, the potter is able to mould the clay into any vessel of his choice.
Without crushing, the potter cannot make any significant thing with the clay. Having the clay is not enough; the clay must be crushed in order to produce a fine vessel. The potter’s house is a picture of the cross. At the cross, Jesus was crushed for our iniquities.
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