“3. Then I went down to the potter’s house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels. 4. And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it. 5. Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 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.”
In this passage of scripture the Lord spoke to Jeremiah and said to go to the potter’s house to see how he was working the clay. What Jeremiah saw was a vessel that was once used being remolded into a new vessel. The picture being painted here is God’s chosen people, who were once a righteous nation, but now marred into the hand of the potter due to the sin they were living in. Sin leads to a path of destruction. There is never a time that God is happy with believers who knowingly live in sin and make no effort to fix it. Though Israel is wayward, He sends Jeremiah to warn them that if they turn from their ways He will mold them into a new vessel. What does God see in your heart today? Are you more excited about your trail camera pictures than being right with God? Is the fishing season the heart and soul of your summer. You are the only one that knows what sin you are dealing with in your life. One of Israel’s problems is that their worshiping false idols and trying to serve God the way they choose. It doesn’t work that way, we must worship Him according to the Bible. John 4:24 “God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” Getting sin out of your life is impossible without Jesus Christ. Many sportsman say that they have a relationship with God in the deer stand or at the lake on a Sunday morning. That’s a lie from the depths of hell. The New Testament was about building local new testament churches, not about hunting and fishing. To some, you may need to set hunting or fishing aside for a little while, to others, it may be about having a better balance in your life and making sure Jesus Christ is the center of it all. He is here to help you and most importantly He is here to forgive you. Sin will always cause a barrier in your relationship with God. Revival is one thing many churches and even our country is missing today. Psalm 85:6 “Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?” Vance Havner said a revival is the church falling in love with Jesus Christ all over again. The Lord will bring revival, He will forgive you, He will help you with the things you cant do! What is God seeing in your heart today? Does it look like a marred vessel? The tragedy of this story is that Judah refused to listen to Jeremiah. Babylon came in and burned the temple, the wall, and the houses of the rulers. It didn’t just stop there, they were also in captivity for 70 years. God will deal with your sin if you choose not to, but remember that God is long suffering. He wants to have a relationship with you because he loves you! What is keeping you from revival? “Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?” The answer is yes, but you have to make the choice!
Memory Verse Week 7/8/19
“Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?”
