The prophet Jeremiah learned something about God in a potter's shop (Jer. 18:1-10). The craftsman was working at his wheel, shaping a pot from the clay that swirled through his hands. Then something went wrong. Perhaps there was some impurity in the clay. But the potter did not fling the clay aside; instead, he started forming another pot with a new design.

That's a picture of how our Lord works. He is continually shaping His people. He takes our flawed material and turns it into a new creation.

Notice something else about the potter and his wheel. A potter must be willing to get his hands into the clay. God is involved with His creation--and God is involved with you. He does not stand at arm's length from His work. He gets His fingers and hands into it. He saw that we needed a Savior to rescue us from our sin, so He sent His Son Jesus Christ to give His life in our place (Jn. 3:16; Ti. 2:14).

When we believe in Christ, we become new creations (2 Cor. 5:17), which God then molds and shapes to make us like His Son (Rom. 8:29). God is the master craftsman, and when we are submissive to His fingers we reflect His creative touch.  — Haddon W. Robinson