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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 to Jesus and you
got out of the way.” But what do we read? They got rebuked for
little faith. Matthew 8:26, “And He said to them, ‘Why are you
timid, you men of little faith?’” In Mark 4 he said, “You have no