You Hold It In Your Hands
Isaiah 64:8, “But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.”
Greetings Friends! We are again allowed another day in which to give you honor and praise. Let us today go willingly into this day with an open mind and heart to all that it holds. The thoughts of being molded and shaped into the person we are called to be just gives insight to many things we are experiencing daily. Have you thought for a moment how God holds us? How He manages to take each of us and plan our journey already knowing the outcome of our futures? The Bible describes it so well by relating our bodies to the church so as to be one. This means that a church cannot function without all the members and yet will die if they do not come together and then work together to build the body. Each individual plays an important part in the growth of a church. Another way that the Bible uses a description, is to form an image of God’s hands as He holds clay. He becomes the potter; pinching, coiling, molding, forming, hand-building, then placing on the rotating wheel for better results. We as his followers become the clay; which His hands begin working daily to form each of us into the product that will best serve him in a large capacity. His hands are our lifeline to becoming a molded piece of clay; perfect, yet imperfect form of His likeness. He then provides the guidelines that will help us to navigate through life and all the struggles that will come during our journey while here. In each scenario, we are held in His hands, being molded, formed into disciples; each learning, then practicing what we learn. We are all in His hands being protected, provided for and taught what it takes to become skilled disciples. Do you know what kind of vessel you want to become? Have you got what it takes to be the vessel God is forming in you? Take today and realize how God has you in His hands, and is working in you and through you, providing the necessary molding you need to succeed! When you feel afraid or lonely, remember who holds you in His hands!
Scriptures:
Read: Isaiah 41:10, Psalms 104:27-28, Isaiah 64:7-8, Job 12:9-10, Psalms 145:16-18, I Peter 5:6-7, Isaiah 40:10-12, Psalms 95:3-6, Ecclesiastes 9:1, Isaiah 48: 12-13, Psalms 118:14-17, I Chronicles 29:11-13
Prayer:
Father, thank you for holding each of us in your hands. Thank you for protecting, providing and molding us into your disciples. Thank you for the guidelines you provide in your word so that we can become the vessel you have molded and be used by you for your purpose. Continue to bring your presence into our hearts when we need a hand of comfort or healing. Help us Lord to become potters and aid in the building process of others, helping them to find your hands of protection and direction. Amen.