The Fourth Sunday in Lent

The Potter's Clay

And yet, LORD, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are the potter. We are all formed by your hand. Isaiah 64:8

Sometimes bad things happen. Some things are caused by our own sinfulness while others are consequences of this fallen world. We sin and things happen. That's just how it is. But I'm thankful that when bad things happen, God is bigger than our sins. He is the potter and we are the clay.

Like clay in the potter's hand, God molds and shapes us into people who will bring him glory and honor. God is the Creator and we are God's creation—the work of his hand. We are God's children and we are completely dependent upon our Heavenly Father, the Creator of heaven and earth. God listens to our cries and forgives us. He is never far away. He is here with us.

Continual praise is due to our God! He alone is the Creator and we are the creation. We are all formed by his hand. God chooses to love us and to bring us closer to him. He chooses to use us to further his kingdom. He chooses us! May you choose today to become more like our Father. May you allow yourself today to be molded and shaped by the Creator.

Tiffany Englert

Prayer: Father, thank you for creating us all by the work of your hand. Thank you for allowing us to be the clay with which your hand works. We give you praise, O God, for creating us and not leaving us. Thank you for being righ there with us through every season of life. You are here even now, listening to this very prayer. Please continue to listen to the cries of our hearts and forgive us. Father, thank you for your grace and mercy and continue to mold and shape us into your people—the people whom you have called to grow in intimacy with and further your kingdom. O Lord, I pray, that we would give you glory and honor to the fullest. Amen.