Am I Really Clay on God’s Wheel?

Am I Really Clay on God’s Wheel?

Isaiah 64:8, “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.”

            Many Christian musicians start their careers as humble servants and allow the Lord to mold their lives and careers.  However, as time passes it is easy to become self- sufficient.  The prophet Isaiah acknowledged two things in his later life.  First, he realized that YHVH was his LORD.  Second, he acknowledged that He was the LORD when He was young, but also that He was still LORD “now”.

            Isaiah also made it very clear that that “we are the clay and thou our potter”.  It is easy to say that we are clay in the hands of the self-existent, eternal, independent God who is our potter, but it is entirely another thing to be flexible and humble enough to let Him mold and remold our lives.  Christian musician are you willing to let our LORD re-shape the musical vessel that belongs to Him?  Are you willing to let Him wad you up into what you consider to be an unattractive lump of earth?  Placing yourself on His great wheel may not be easy but He is the all wise molder of lives and careers.

Song for the Day “Have Thine Own Way Lord” by Adelaide A. Potter

Thought for the Day

A self-centered, independent musician who is a self-starter will probably not believe that God has very much molding to do to make his or her life more useful and productive.