Why God Won’t Let Go
Samuel Burgess
Jeremiah 18:1-6
INTRODUCTION > I would like for us to look carefully at the Hands of God. While God is pure, we notice that His hands at times will get dirty. Don’t let this thought disturb you. You see, in order for our Lord to work on us, being a Hands-on-God, He has to get His hands dirty.
*In [Genesis 2:7] we see God taking the dirt of the ground, shaping, sculpting and forming a man. As God’s hands knead and smooth the moist dirt, He breathed life into His new creation. God created Adam with His hands and His heart. ‘‘He saw that it was very good.’’ [God made Adam in His own image]. God had to get His hands dirty in order for this to happen.
I believe that God keeps His hands dirty [spiritually speaking] because He is still working on us. As Christians, we are in His hands; and He will continue to Work, day by day on us. [I want us to take a trip down to the Potter’s House and watch our Lord at Work.]
When you study this great prophet Jeremiah, you will discover that the best of men sometimes become discouraged. Jeremiah has been called ‘‘The Weeping Prophet’’. His heart was broken when he looked upon the sins of Israel.
God called Jeremiah to Proclaim His Word and call Israel to repentance. Jeremiah did the best he could; pleading with them to give up their sin and return to God. But it seemed as though his effort was in vain; for the people went on in their sins, forgetting God.
Jeremiah was about to give up on the people. He thought that God had done all that He was going to do and there was no hope. But God had not given up; in fact, He told Jeremiah to go down to the Potter’s House. God was going to teach this great Prophet a wonderful lesson.
Jeremiah went down to the Potter’s house and watched the potter at work. He watched the potter take up a lump of clay in his hands and place it upon the wheel. Then as he turned the wheel; his skillful hands molded the vessel into shape.
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Samuel Burgess
Jeremiah 18:1-6
INTRODUCTION > I would like for us to look carefully at the Hands of God. While God is pure, we notice that His hands at times will get dirty. Don’t let this thought disturb you. You see, in order for our Lord to work on us, being a Hands-on-God, He has to get His hands dirty.
*In [Genesis 2:7] we see God taking the dirt of the ground, shaping, sculpting and forming a man. As God’s hands knead and smooth the moist dirt, He breathed life into His new creation. God created Adam with His hands and His heart. ‘‘He saw that it was very good.’’ [God made Adam in His own image]. God had to get His hands dirty in order for this to happen.
I believe that God keeps His hands dirty [spiritually speaking] because He is still working on us. As Christians, we are in His hands; and He will continue to Work, day by day on us. [I want us to take a trip down to the Potter’s House and watch our Lord at Work.]
When you study this great prophet Jeremiah, you will discover that the best of men sometimes become discouraged. Jeremiah has been called ‘‘The Weeping Prophet’’. His heart was broken when he looked upon the sins of Israel.
God called Jeremiah to Proclaim His Word and call Israel to repentance. Jeremiah did the best he could; pleading with them to give up their sin and return to God. But it seemed as though his effort was in vain; for the people went on in their sins, forgetting God.
Jeremiah was about to give up on the people. He thought that God had done all that He was going to do and there was no hope. But God had not given up; in fact, He told Jeremiah to go down to the Potter’s House. God was going to teach this great Prophet a wonderful lesson.
Jeremiah went down to the Potter’s house and watched the potter at work. He watched the potter take up a lump of clay in his hands and place it upon the wheel. Then as he turned the wheel; his skillful hands molded the vessel into shape.
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