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elegant, when God works with us, sometimes in His work He
finds a stubborn spot. I’m so glad that the clay was ruined in
His hands.
Then Jeremiah saw something else. He saw the potter’s
mind and he saw the potter’s hand and he saw the potter’s foot
and he’s about to see the potter’s heart. When he saw the clay
ruined he did an amazing thing. He did not throw the clay away.
I would have thrown me away a long time ago. But the Bible
says that He made another vessel that brought joy to His heart.
Do you believe that the Potter is making you into a vessel?
I’m satisfied that He’s satisfied with everything that He
has done. Am I satisfied that He is satisfied with everything He
is doing? If God works that in your heart you will know what
rest is. It’s being satisfied that He is satisfied. I don’t have to
know what God is doing. I have to know that He knows what
He is doing.
I’m going to leave the potter’s house now and go to the
New Testament and give one more illustration. Matthew 8:24,
“And behold, there arose a great storm in the sea, so that the
boat was covered with the waves; but He Himself was asleep.”
Our Lord Jesus was sleeping in the storm; God was at rest. The
disciples were not resting. I’m going to describe faith as many
people think it is. They think that faith is coming to the end of
yourself.
Matthew 8:2, “And they came to Him, and awoke Him,
saying, ‘Save us, Lord; we are perishing!” They came to the
end of themselves. They said, “We can’t handle it! We need
Jesus!” Some people think that faith is not only coming to the
end of me but it’s rolling everything on Jesus. They woke Him
up. Some think faith is coming to the end of me, giving it to
Jesus and then getting out of the way and letting God work.
Matthew 8:26, “And He said to them, ‘Why are you timid, you
men of little faith?’ Then He arose, and rebuked the winds and
the sea; and it became perfectly calm.” Jesus stood on the deck
and calmed the storm.
It looks like He should have given them applause, “Well
done; you have come to the end of yourselves and you gave it
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