In His Hands

“But now O Lord, we are the clay and You are the potter;
And all we are the work of Your hand.” (Isaiah 64:8)

The city had been melted like wax, totally destroyed, yet Isaiah reminded the people of his day (and even us today) that Jehovah is still our God, He is still our Father. Despite our condition, He still loves us and desires for all to come to Him. No matter how desperate things become, God is always able to intervene on our behalf. Once we are His, no one or no thing can snatch us from His hands. He’s got the whole world in His hands…

The potter is the one who formed us. God the Father knows us from the very beginning of our existence. He knows the plans He has for us, if we would only give ourselves over to His hands. We are to be the clay in the Potter’s hands, pliable moldable, and submissive to the One whom has total control and absolute authority over the clay. Though God controls the entire universe, He’ll allow us the free will to go free and do things on our own.

As I think of various cities of our world which have suffered devastation through natural disaster, war, and poverty, I can only help but to think and pray that they know to call on the God who still cares. Have they given up hope? Can they see beyond the desolation? Can they see that now, they are truly simple clay in the potter’s hands? Will they allow His hands to protect, provide, and love them?

What about you and me? What will it take for us to finally throw our hands in the air and say, “I can’t do it any more on my own Father. I need You. I give You complete control!” We rely on the fitness trainer, the financial coach, the family counselor…and they are all good methods of seeking help and plans to get into shape. I believe however, that we first need to give control over to the Potter, because after all, if we are to please Him, He must have complete control for anyone else to be able to really help us. Once the Lord has our whole heart and every aspect of our life, then we allow Him the authority to change and mold us, as individuals, as families, as a city, and even as a Nation. He’s got you and me (brother, sister, momma, daddy, neighbor, little baby, businessman, politician, pastor, doctor,)…in His hands…

We try so hard to do so good. Then we blame others when things go bad. There’s a new diet; a new approach to parenting, a new debt consolidation plan; and new plan to revitalize a city; a new economic package with tax breaks and incentives for businesses; a new man with a new plan…..Why not go back to the original? No matter how bad things may get (and they will get bad) it’s this simple: God is the potter, we are the clay. In His hands is the safest place to be. He’s got us! Why do we keep trying to squirm out?