[Faith-talk] devotional, the potters touch, i find these encouraging wanting to share

[tina sohl]

The Potter’s Touch


Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to 
make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?



Romans 9:21, NKJV

Jesus makes suffering understandable; as the Potter, He uses suffering 
as the pressure on the wet “clay” of our lives. Under His gentle, 
loving touch, our lives are molded into a “shape” that pleases Him. But 
the shape that is so skillfully wrought is not enough. He not only 
desires our lives to be useful, but He also wants our character to be 
radiant. And so He places us in the furnace of affliction until our 
“colors” are revealed – colors that reflect the beauty of His own character.

Without the preparation of the loving, skillful touch of the Potter’s 
hand, any usefulness or beauty the clay might have would be destroyed 
by the pressure and the heat. But Jesus makes suffering understandable 
to this blob of clay. In the midst of the pressure and the heat, I am 
confident His hand is on my life, developing my faith until I display 
His glory, transforming me into a vessel of honor that pleases Him! I 
don’t trust any other potter with my life.

Would you submit to the touch of the Potter’s hand?

Blessings,