05/21/2026
Brokenness
"But the pot he was shaping from clay was marred in his hand, so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seen best to him." Jeremiah 18:4
Jeremiah observe a potter at his wheel, when something goes wrong the clay becomes "marred" or "spoiled" in the potter's hands.
This "marring" wasn't because the potter was unskilled, it was due to something in the clay itself-an impurity or resistance.
We often feel marred by our own past mistakes, hidden sins, or the stubbornness of our hearts. It's easy to feel like we've ruined God's plan for us, but notice where the spoiled clay was, it was still in the hand of the potter. The potter didn't throw it away. He didn't reach for a new lump, He took the same clay and made it again.
God is a specialist in restoration. He is willing to take the broken pieces of our lives and reshape them into something entirely new.
The clay doesn't choose its shape, the potter does. He has a vision for your life that is better than any plan you could design for yourself.
Our job is to stay soft and flexible on the wheel, yielding our pride and our "own plans" to His hands.
Ask God to take the broken pieces of your heart and remake you into what seem best for Him.
May God bless you🙌
Rev. Daniel Preston
