Relevance vs. Revolution

The molding to God, His will, and His word (The Bible).

Jeremiah 18:1-6:

The world which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying: "Arise and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause you to hear My words." Then I went down to the potter's house, and there he was, making something at the wheel. And the vessel that he made of clay was married in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make. Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: "O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter?" says the Lord. "Look, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel!"

Thoughts:

You are like clay in the hands of the potter. The potter decides what shape he wants the clay to become, and then he molds and forms the clay into that shape. If he finds a flow in the bowl he's making--he starts over. God, in His wisdom, has decided what shape our lives will take. He will mold us until we have become what he has envisioned. Did you know that you are just clay? Think about the job of clay--to rest in the potter's hands and to hold the shape he forms. If you sense that God is molding your life into one that pleases Him, then do the job of clay--rest in His hands and trust Him. The clay cannot argue with the potter. The potter's wisdom is greater and he ultimately decides on the shapes that please him. Trust God; He will lovingly mold you like a lump of clay. He will work out the flaws, and He may even start over, but the result will be pleasing to His eyes.

Should you try to mold God around your life? That seems to be a trend in Christianity. We want to try to only fit God into parts of our lives that seem necessary at the time, or "relevant." The term relevant used a lot in modern Christianity. Some people say some of the Bible is not relevant to them. How is that so? Even though times have changed, people haven't. Sure there are some crazy things that happen in the Bible that may not exactly take place in modern times. But that isn't the point--the point is to look into the heart of each situation the Bible discusses. Sure, we may not part the seas like Moses, but is that what the Bible was telling us to do? Don’t you think it was more along the lines of trying to explain Moses’ faith?

You can choose to live your life relevant for God, but isn't that kind of boring? You can just sit there, and blend in with the crowd and wait for God to do something, but what is the point in that? You don't just sit there and wait and try to figure out what God wants you to do. God provides all of us with opportunities to share His word. We can do that at work, home, anywhere we are with people...and as far as applying that word to fix a problem in your life, my next question is this....Why try to think that you can force God, on will, to fix your problems? We have to remember that we are on God's time, and not ours.

Going back to Jeremiah, it describes how we are to be like clay in the hands of a potter...meaning our hearts, our lives, they are in God's hands, but you have to surrender your will to His, to let Him fully mold you into what He wants you to be. If you fully live your life for God....that isn't relevant.....that is revolutionary!!!! Would you consider Moses to be relevant or revolutionary? Or think of David, this small man that went on to face, and defeat a giant enemy when no one else could, but he relied on God.....was that relevant or revolutionary?

You should view your walk with God like a road trip. You think of leaving point A, and how you can't wait to get to point B....but when the trip is over, you think of all the stuff that happened along the way, and some of those are the best memories of the trip. You have to look at a whole to understand it...not just part of it. Final thought in prayer....We can all continue to let God move in our lives. Surrender your will to his. Life won't be easy...no matter what any modern day popular preacher will tell you....you will take some punches, but if you get knocked down…don't stay down...get back up. God is there to keep guiding you along the way!!!