Reflections on Sunday, February 3, 2008

This past Sunday I had the honor preaching to the faithful few about a topic that is near and dear to all our all hearts and minds. The sermon was simply titled, “The Potter’s House”. In our human experience there is a constant opportunity to listen to the voice of God and allow the move of God to be evident in our lives. In order for this to take place in its fullness we must allow the space for God to continue to mold and shape us.

Jeremiah 18:1-12 gives us a synopsis of a conversation that God has with the prophet Jeremiah in relation to the children of Israel. God instructs Jeremiah that in order to hear his words he must go down to the Potter’s House. When Jeremiah arrives the potter is sitting at a wheel, working with the clay that is within his hands. As the clay is marred, the potter continues to reshape and remold it into its correct form. God reveals to Jeremiah that we are indeed the clay and he is the Master Potter. Every now and again we all must take a trip to the Master Potter and be reworked, restores, rejuvenated and revived.

Fortunately, the potter is waiting consistently and patiently for us to allow ourselves to be molded back into what God created and intended us to be. Nevertheless, there are a few questions that might hinder our journey:

1) What will God think of me, if I ask for a remolding?
2) What will the church think of me, if I am honest that I need God’s help?
3) Will I disappoint everyone that I told I had a new relationship with God?
4) What if I make the same mistake again?
5) What if I like doing what I am doing, feel bad about it, but ain’t planning on stopping no time soon?
6) What if I am just so broken that I cannot make it to the potter’s house?
7) I don’t know the benefits of the potter’s house! So what’s the use of going?


At the end of the day; these reasons are all pointless when confronted with the majesty of God. We are constantly in the hands of the Master Potter. God knows who and what we are. God is the almighty, the omnipotent and sent his Son, Jesus to cover a multitude of transgressions. By denying ourselves access, to the potters house, we are actually denying the reason Jesus came and sacrificed HIS life. Simply stated; not accessing the Potter’s House ignores the redemptive work of Christ on the Cross.

We all have the privilege of serving a God whose hand is not short, not is his ear deaf, but all power is in HIS hand. Allow this power to continue to shape and mold your life TODAY!


-Pastor Darrell L. Goodwin