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As A Woman Speaks

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written by  T L Hilliard, December 30th 2008

Like the Crystal Bowl

Jeremiah 18:1-6 1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: 2 "Go down to the potter's house, and there I will give you my message." 3 So I went down to the potter's house, and I saw him working at the wheel. 4 But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him.   5 Then the word of the LORD came to me: 6 "O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter does?" declares the LORD. "Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.

Have you ever looked at a piece of crystal? Crystal comes in so many different forms. There is the beautiful bowl that has been carefully cut by a master glass cutter it's appearance is that it is so very strong. Yet, if the artist makes one wrong cut the bowl will shatter like the much more delicate Goblet.

So many look at others the same way as they look at the outside of the crystal bowl, but God has carved each of us just as the master glass cutter yet we try to change what he has created, wanting to mold ourselves to what we think society wants instead of what God created. It is so very hard to find what it was that God originally planned when you have strayed. You have put in one more cut into His finished project and it has shattered. The beautiful creation is now a jumble of pieces on the floor. We need to remember, unlike the crystal bowl or goblet that has shattered, we are able to turn to God and Jesus and ask for forgiveness, guidance, and read those God breathed words. It is all written for us, to guide us, and show us how to put those pieces back to the way we were originally created only a little better and stronger from the experience.

How wonderful that God has allowed us to return to him to forgive us and wipe the slate clean. Not to continually remind us what we have done. It is almost like we are new again, yes we are new again we get to start all over with them. What a wonderful gift from God and his wonderful son, Jesus who gave his life, so we are able to be reborn in Him and to shine once again.

Dear Lord Jesus and Father God;

We thank you for being the potter of our lives to wrap your hands around us and shape us, to reform us after we have strayed. You have presented us with gift to be able to be reformed into another beautiful creation instead of lying on the floor like the shattered crystal bowl. Please continue to work on us as your beautiful works of art and to share that beauty with others that come across our path. In Jesus' name;

Amen