Jeremiah 18:2 Arise and go down to the potter's house, and there I will announce My words to you. 3 Then I went down to the potter's house, and there he was, making something on the wheel. 4 But the vessel that he was making of clay was spoiled in the hand of the potter; so he remade it into another vessel, as it pleased the potter to make.
I just got back in from a mission trip to Argentina. God did amazing things while we were there. He used our team to reach many people with the gospel. Dozens were saved. I stopped counting. I figure that God's score keeping is what really matters anyway. I would have thought it was worth it if nobody got saved. We are simply called to be faithful. He is the Lord of the harvest and the results are in His hands. But it was a blessing to be able to see visible fruit for our efforts.
However, what stands out to me about this trip is is the dramatic work that God was doing in the hearts of the people who went. There were 12 of us on the trip, 11 people from Bethel (including me) and one pastor friend of mine. Out of the group one sensed a call to preach while on the trip. One couple sensed a call to the mission field. One witnessed for the first time. One gave testimony that he had grown cold in his relationship with God and that the fire is now rekindled in his heart. One lady overcame great anxiety to even go on the trip. Pretty incredible stuff happened in the lives of the participants.
They went to be a blessing, and they were blessed. They were clay on the potter's wheel. The potter is the Lord, and we are the clay. Last week God did some reshaping and remolding of the vessels on the trip.
It reminded me that God is continually shaping us into what He wants us to be. How about you? Are you letting your life be shaped by the potter's hands? What is it that God wants to do to make you a vessel that is more useful in His hands?
I challenge you to ponder these thoughts in your quiet time.....
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