Wake Up- God Has A Plan For Your Life!

All in His Hands!
Rev. Dianne Lewis Brown

“The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: Come, go down to the potter’s house, and there I will let you hear my words. So I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was working at his wheel. The vessel he was making was spoiled in the potter’s hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as seemed good to him. Then, the word of the Lord came to me. Can I not do with you, O house of Israel, just as this potter has done, says the Lord? Just like the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.” Jeremiah 4:1-6 (NRSV)

Day One

From the very beginning humankind has been in the hands of God! In the Genesis account God in his infinite sovereignty and wisdom, took the dust of the ground and formed man. Genesis 2:6 tells us that the ground was watered from the streams which had come up from the earth, therefore making the dust from the ground a pliable material, a moldable material, a formable material–a material fit for the hands of God!

Dust mixed with water forms pure clay, most referred to as “raw clay”. Raw clay is often unprocessed, unrefined and resistant. It also contains impurities such as sand and gravel which makes it unsuitable for the potter’s wheel.

In the beginning, we too, were unrefined and unprocessed; we had very limited knowledge of God but even in this state we were still “all in His hands”! But isn’t it good to know that from the very beginning and even now, God has had, and still has His hands all over us; molding us and making us suitable for His wheel?

As Christians, life can be challenging, but once we’ve been drenched and watered with the Word of God, and moved “self” out of the way, we become pliable in His hands and become better suited for His wheel. That’s when we begin to take shape of the authentic vessel He created us to be. You see, in this state, we are no longer dust particles flying through the earth and moved by every wind of doctrine, but one who becomes a disciple, full of the Word, full of power and perfectly fit for the Master’s hands.

Wake up–God has a plan for your life! He’s looking for moldable, re-workable material and the question is, are you fit for His hands?

Rev. Dianne Lewis Brown
Pastor of Administration & Director of Ministries
St. Stephen Baptist Church
Louisville, KY & Jeffersonville, IN