தியானம் - 2007
Meditation - 2007 "AATHAVAN"
| August 07 Friday 2026
"O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel." (Jeremiah 18:6, KJV)
Because God chose the people of Israel as His own, He led them Himself. Whenever they disobeyed His commandments, God disciplined and corrected them by surrendering them into captivity under various kings. Thus, on multiple occasions, they suffered in bondage under different rulers. During these times, God explained the underlying reason for their suffering through the prophet Jeremiah.
To illustrate this truth to Jeremiah, God instructed him to go down to the potter’s house. When Jeremiah arrived, he observed the potter fashioning a vessel from clay.
"And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it." (Jeremiah 18:4, KJV)
Yes, beloved, just like the people of Israel, we too are like clay in God's hand today. Until we take the exact shape He desires, God will continue to correct and refine us—just as a potter tread and works the clay into shape.
"But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand." (Isaiah 64:8, KJV)
One reason people endure various hardships today is their desire to conform to the world and be like others. We often forget the divine purpose for which God created us, looking to the people around us and striving to become like them. When we prioritize our self-will over His divine will, God reshapes us repeatedly until we yield to His purpose. To us, this painful refining process feels like suffering.
Addressing this, the Apostle Paul asks:
"Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?" (Romans 9:21, KJV)
As the Heavenly Potter, God possesses full authority over us to correct, shape, and remould us into vessels pleasing to Him.
God often longs to elevate our spiritual lives and deepen our walk with Him. Yet, we tend to gaze at worldly people and attempt to emulate them. Therefore, to discipline us, God works in our lives much like a potter who treads the clay to knead out impurities and remould it into a brand-new vessel.
This is the message God conveys to us through Jeremiah in today's meditation verse. The Lord asks whether He cannot deal with us as the potter does with the clay, reminding us that we are held firmly in His hands.
We do not belong to ourselves in this world; we are in the hands of the Potter. Let us stop striving to fulfil our own desires and instead surrender fully to the Heavenly Potter's will. Only then will our lives be transformed. Let us fix our eyes on God rather than conforming to the world around us.
✍️ Bro. M. Geo Prakash
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