24/12/2025
Jeremiah 18:1-7
The Potter and the Clay
18 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying: 2 “Arise and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause you to hear My words.” 3 Then I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, making something at the [a]wheel. 4 And the vessel that he [b]made of clay was [c]marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make. 5 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 6 “O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter?” says the Lord. “Look, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel! 7 The instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, to pull down, and to destroy it,
The passage describes God instructing Jeremiah to go to the potter's house, where he observes a key metaphor: the potter working at his wheel, shaping a clay vessel. When the clay becomes "marred" or flawed in the potter's hand, he does not discard it. Instead, he reworks it into another vessel, "as it seemed good to the potter to do." God then declares to Jeremiah that just as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are the people of Israel in God's hand. The core theological message is God's sovereign right and loving capacity to reshape, redeem, and repurpose individuals and nations based on their response to Him. It emphasizes divine sovereignty paired with human responsibility—the clay must be pliable for the potter's intent to be fully realized.
Catch up with with Pastor Luke Moki as He encourages us to be teachable as clay is malleable in the hands of a Potter(God) so should we be so that God can mould us into the vessel He pleases for HIs will to be done
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm93ynHTZuE
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