DENNIS
Good morning everyone. I am Dennis Gossett with Central United Methodist Church.
Have you ever watched someone make pottery? I have a friend who has made a lot of beautiful bowls, plates, and cups. The image of a potter is also a great way to describe God. He is like a potter, and all of his creation is like the clay. If someone hated clay they would certainly destroy it. But God obviously doesn’t hate his clay, for we are all still here. Instead, he loves it and wants to make something beautiful and very useful.
The Bible teaches us that we are the work of God’s hands and he loves us. Just like the clay, there is nothing we have to do to earn God’s attention. Clay doesn’t ask the potter to be shaped into a useful cup. Instead, the potter shapes it out of his or her love for creativity.
God’s mercy and grace are shed upon everyone, and therefore, no one is excluded. Now, our potter does give his clay a very unique opportunity that regular clay does not have. Our God gives us the ability to resist Him. Are you finding yourself resisting the potter? If so, understand that unconditional grace is being offered to you. Just come to him as you are.
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