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At the Potter's house

Jeremiah 18: 1 - 6 ( King James Version )

The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

18: 2 > Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.

18: 3 > Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.

18: 4 > And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.

18: 5 > Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

18: 6 > O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.

Jeremiah 18: 1 - 6 ( New International Version )

This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord.

v. 2 > Go down to the potter's house, and there I will give you my message.

v. 3 > So I went down to the potter's house, and I saw him working at the wheel.

v. 4 > But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it ah seemed best to him.

v. 5 > Then the word of the Lord came to me:

v. 6 > "O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter does?" declares the Lord "Like clay in the hands of the potter, so are you in my hand. O house of Israel.

Text Quoted in Spirit of Prophecy

God's Way. -- [ Jer. 18:1-10 quoted.] This presents before us God's way of dealing with His people. He sends warnings. He pleads with them to cease to do evil and learn to do well. Hear the words of Christ, for they are spoken to all who claim to be His people. Blessings are promised to all who follow the Lord to do righteousness, but those who walk in their own ways show that under the trying circumstances liable to occur anywhere, they will prove unfaithful, and God cannot bless them (Letter 34, 1899). {4BC 1156.4}

Clay in the Hands of the Potter - - And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it. Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the Lord. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel. Jeremiah 18: 4-6. {YRP 44.1}

I lay down my pen and lift up my soul in prayer, that the Lord would breathe upon His backslidden people, which are as dry bones, that they may live. The end is near, stealing upon us so stealthily, so imperceptibly, so noiselessly, like the muffled tread of the thief in the night to surprise the sleepers off guard and unready. May the Lord grant to bring His Holy Spirit upon hearts that are now at ease, that they may no longer sleep as do others, but watch and be sober. {YRP 44.1}

Who will consent even now, after wasting much of his lifetime, to give his will as clay into the hands of the Potter, and cooperate with God in becoming in His hands molded a vessel unto honor? Oh, how must the clay be in the hands of the Potter, how susceptible to receive divine impressions, standing in the bright beams of righteousness. No earthly, no selfish motives should be suffered to live, for if you give them place, you cannot be hewn into the divine image. The spirit of truth sanctifies the soul. {YRP 44.2}

When the greatness of this work is comprehended, it will bring even the thoughts into captivity to Christ. This is beyond our private comprehension, but thus it will be. Then is it wisdom on our part to put dependence on our own works? We must let God work for us. Is there any excellency that appears in our characters or our conduct? Does it originate with finite human beings? No; it is all from God, the great center or expression of the power of the potter over the clay. {YRP 44.3}

Oh, that those whom the Lord has blessed with the treasures of truth would awake and say from the heart, "Lord what wilt thou have me to do?" (Acts 9:6). Light is increasing to enlighten every soul who will diffuse the light to others.-- General Conference Bulletin, Feb. 4, 1893. {YRP 44.4}

Related Phrase: character is marred

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