So when I realized I would get to watch live pottery I was delighted. Molly's Minute: Clay In The Potter's Hand. We thud when we react to setbacks with complaining, whining, or rebellion. That is not God's fault, as the Potter, for there is no lack of vision, expertise, craftsmanship or good intentions. He told the prophet Jeremiah, "before I formed you in your mother's womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you as my prophet to the nations. " And the glory here refers to all of the attributes of God, the sum and the substance of all who God is and for it to be the riches of His glory.
The speaker was doing pottery! God, as the Master Potter never gives up on us (Jeremiah 18:6). Holman Christian Standard Bible. This change from a material consciousness to a spiritual consciousness is natural because God is Spirit, and we are made in God's likeness. So, this is more than just honestly with humility asking God. God has the power to break her or make her over again, even as the potter broke the vessel. So unmanageable and incorrigible is the mentality of these people. The Son of God —Jesus Christ came to die for our sinners. I am but clay in the potter's hands, a mass amongst many in the workshop of life. And this includes embodying the qualities of God - reflecting His nature. To God be the glory forever and ever. "But I need Thee, as then, Thee, God, who mouldest men; And since, not even while the whirl was worst, Did I--to the wheel of life, With shapes and colours rife, Bound dizzily--mistake my end, to slake Thy thirst, "So take and use Thy work!...
"Why does He still find fault? And in Isaiah 29:16, we see this, in Isaiah 45:9 through 11 we see this, in Isaiah 64 verse 8 we see this, and in Jeremiah 18:1 through 6 we see this. Jump to NextAble Affirmation Clay Deal Declares Earth Hand Hands House Israel Potter Potter's. We don't have to allow them to mold us into their own desired shapes. God wanted to teach Jeremiah a lesson so He sent him down to the potter's house. The question I often throw at these assertions: "do your problems surpass that of Job? His attention was quickly drawn to an old man sitting at the potter's wheel, spinning it skillfully by foot pedals and forming a piece of pottery with his experienced fingers. He does it by thumping it. He does it by submerging the clay in water to filter the dirt. God is sovereign and free to do as He will. Keep that in mind as I continue. He achieves his purpose, but can do that by means of a radical change of course. It reads, "But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so, the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him.
To discover our divine purpose often requires a willingness to surrender to God our own plans or personal ambition. He will uniquely carve us and endow us with everything we need to fulfill it (Ephesians 2:10). The bottom wheel was driven by the foot so that the top wheel, serving as a plate upon which the clay lay, was turned as well. And it comes from a heart that is above God and looking down upon God for God to give an account. He knows I am ready for all the demands. Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc. New Heart English Bible. And Proverbs 16 verse 4 says, "God has made everything for its own purpose, even the wicked for the day of evil. " Also, during the firing, the potter will often pull out the vessel from the kiln, to check its solidity. Lord, I pray just in my own life, today, for just a deeper level of surrender to you, like clay in your hands. Strong's 5002: An oracle.
I grow anxious and ask him of what he is manning, but he smiles and says that's not for me yet to know. No, it goes way too far. Unmanageable Material. So, that is one vessel for honorable use. And there are so many times as I teach this truth, even recently, where after I teach, there will be a dialogue with someone who will come up and ask me questions.
God will not be subpoenaed and brought into the courtroom of any of our puny little minds with our inferior thinking, and God will not be put on the witness stand and be cross-examined by any man so that we can render our verdict on God whether He is found acquitted or guilty by us of injustice. You can't contend with your Maker. Jeremiah is commissioned to go and look at an everyday scene: a potter at work. Alright, we are in Romans chapter 9, and today I want us to look at verses 19 and I think through verse 24.
I have been able to find nothing in the way of information about the Williamses, except that I also assume that he is the same Clyde Williams who provided the music for the 1960 song "Lovest Thou Me More Than These" which has appeared in some of our books with words by Robert E. Arnold, not to be confused with Robert S. Arnold who was the author and composer of "No Tears in Heaven. St. Paul, taking the same analogy, looks forward to the time when the marred vessel of Israel shall be restored to the Master's house and be honoured in His service (Romans 9:21; Romans 11:26). Jeremiah 18:5–6 Reminds Us God Is In Control. The ESV says, "In order to make known. " Young's Literal Translation. Then as he turned the wheel his skillful hands molded the vessel into shape.
Workers were carefully arranging clay objects in the oven, firing them, seasoning them for use. God physically shaped Adam from the clay of the earth and breathed into him the breath of life. Likewise, if we do not abide in God's Word, we will not abide in Jesus. Though I ache and I hurt and I want to place blame, I cling to the hope that the potter sends.
Additional Translations... ContextThe Potter and the Clay. And part of that speaker's ministry involved sharing the gospel using that imagery. No man may call God into account and demand an explanation or even an apology for what God has done. Finding our spiritual identity involves striving to be rid of undesirable character traits, and sacrificing any view of who we are that is not in accord with God's spiritual view. O house of Israel, an affirmation of Jehovah. In order for that to happen the material has to cooperate. But He always keeps the road to repentance open. Its being "marred" is through no fault of the potter, but--in the framework of the parable--through the defect of the material, and, in its application, through the resistance of the human agents whom God is fashioning. The rebellion is not to think the question; what we will see is there will be arrogance behind the question that Paul will sharply respond to in the next verse. After the resistance, now comes the rebuke. God is the master craftsman, and when we are submissive to His fingers we show His creative touch. And so, no wonder later when we get to it, Paul will say in Romans 11:33, "Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! The first step is centering the clay on the wheel.
And He forms it into a new pot! But when I bought my wife's engagement ring, I went to downtown Dallas, went up several floors to some building there, went into a kind of a private jewellery store. The material is still living, still moving, it can take on another shape. Have you been pounded back into a lump so that the Potter could start over? As he finishes sculpting, I know I am changed, I can feel my new ridges and sturdy base. And he will fashion it also into a bowl-like object, but it will not resemble a spectacularly beautiful piece of pottery.
LEMONT, IL — Two Lemont Hornets teams will head to the Bill George Youth Football League Super Bowl this weekend. Sportsengine, Inc. About Us. Much more competitive playing time with Gold and Silver teams at every age/weight bracket all playing for Superbowl title. Teams are built based on age, weight restriction, ability and experience. Coaches will ensure that the appropriate number of water breaks are taken. If there is an issue with a seeding.
The Naperville Saints are a proud member of the long-standing Bill George Youth Football (BGYFL) league which shares a similar legacy to our youth football program. BGYFL allows for our program to grow. Add additional email addresses to a non-member's profile in order to be able to include all athletes in team communications. Torquem detraxit hosti et quidem faciunt, ut dolore magnam aliquam causam non existimant. Varsity: Any player 14 or younger, prior to August 1 of that calendar year with a "striper" weight of 158 pounds. The tackle program participates in the Bill George Youth Football League ().
The Lyons Football Club Varsity Gold team placed second in the Bill George Youth Football League Senior Gold D2 Super Bowl on Nov. 14 at Benedictine University in Lisle, falling to the Oak Park Huskies 12-8. Teams practice daily in August and three days a week when school starts through the end of the season. Quickly check schedules and team updates, plus message other members on your team and receive heads-up from athletes about practice. The team lost just two games all year. The Carol Stream Panthers are a member of Bill George Youth Football "BGYFL". That's why it is important at the youth football level to build teams with players of similar abilities. Then players will be divided up and coaches will observe them as they perform various football drills. Glen Ellyn, IL 60138. All Rights Reserved. Players learn and develop the fundamentals of tackle football, teamwork, sportsmanship and leadership in a supervised, organized and safe environment. 116 Exmoor Avenue Glen Ellyn Illinois 60137. Learn how the game is advancing with the Football Development Model.
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