Jehovah is the Potter, and we, His chosen people, are the pottery in His hand. Witness Lee, Life-study of Jeremiah.
Have you ever considered yourself as a container?
In Isa. 64:8 we see that God is our Father, we are the clay and He is the Potter, and all of us are the work of His hand.
He is our Father in life, and we enjoy His love and care; He is also our Creator, and we are creatures made of the dust, the red clay of the earth, and He as the Potter is sovereign over us.
As vessels made by God, we have no right to question our Potter concerning this or that; we have no right to question why did He create some in this way or in that way, why Cain was rejected by God while Abel was received by Him, and why Esau was hated by God while Jacob was loved.
The Potter has authority over the clay; He has the absolute authority. Read more via this article at agodman.com.
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