DAY 217 Read Jeremiah 22:1-19 and chapters 18 through 20.
Today's reading: God uses all sorts of devices to make His messages to Jehoiakim effective. The acted parable of the potter is one of the most touching.
Memory gem: "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" (Jeremiah 18:6).
Thought for today:
The story in Jeremiah 18:1-6 is God's picture of His dealings with nations and with men. God is the potter, we are the clay--just clay, the dust of the earth. But out of it, under the hand of God, comes the new life of usefulness and beauty. I like that old song:
Have thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Thou are the Potter; I am the clay.
Mold me and make me after Thy will,
While I am waiting, yielded and still.
Some months ago, a group of us saw a well-known potter at work. We watched as, under his skillful fingers, a ball of clay became a tall and beautiful vase. A little boy in the crowd asked the potter where he got his design. The artist seemed unconcerned, oblivious to everything around him, and went right on working. Then, in answer to the question, he simply paused long enough to touch his head. Yes, he carried his design there. In the mind of the skilled potter there was a design for the vessel, an image of just what it would be when finished. And sure enough, many strange shapes at last evolve into a classic vase, a work of art.
In the mind of God there is a design for each human life. If we yield our lives to Him, He can mold us into the very image of Christ.
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Difficult or obscure words:
Jeremiah 20:3. "Magor-missabib"--literally, "fear on every side" (see verse 10; Psalm 31:13).
Today's reading: God uses all sorts of devices to make His messages to Jehoiakim effective. The acted parable of the potter is one of the most touching.
Memory gem: "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" (Jeremiah 18:6).
Thought for today:
The story in Jeremiah 18:1-6 is God's picture of His dealings with nations and with men. God is the potter, we are the clay--just clay, the dust of the earth. But out of it, under the hand of God, comes the new life of usefulness and beauty. I like that old song:
Have thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Thou are the Potter; I am the clay.
Mold me and make me after Thy will,
While I am waiting, yielded and still.
Some months ago, a group of us saw a well-known potter at work. We watched as, under his skillful fingers, a ball of clay became a tall and beautiful vase. A little boy in the crowd asked the potter where he got his design. The artist seemed unconcerned, oblivious to everything around him, and went right on working. Then, in answer to the question, he simply paused long enough to touch his head. Yes, he carried his design there. In the mind of the skilled potter there was a design for the vessel, an image of just what it would be when finished. And sure enough, many strange shapes at last evolve into a classic vase, a work of art.
In the mind of God there is a design for each human life. If we yield our lives to Him, He can mold us into the very image of Christ.
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Difficult or obscure words:
Jeremiah 20:3. "Magor-missabib"--literally, "fear on every side" (see verse 10; Psalm 31:13).
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