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by Dennis Wheeler
Has this thought ever crossed your mind..."I'm absolutely worthless!"
Have you ever been overwhelmed with a sense of hopelessness?
Have you ever thought..."I can't do anything right", or "I'm not lovable."
Let this fact seep deep into the crevices of your mind & soul - - GOD NEVER CONSIDERS YOU WORTHLESS!!
When He sees you, He sees an individual with potential and great value. To you He says, "As the clay is in the potter's hand, so are you in My hand." (Jeremiah 18:6)
A cold, shapeless lump of clay may seem useless...but in the hands of a master potter it can become a rare and priceless treasure. However, you may be wondering about the frustrations and trials you are experiencing that make you feel hopeless and worthless. Why does life have to be so hard?
The Encyclopedia Britannica explains, "Sun-dried pottery does not harden as heat-fired pottery does; and a clay vessel that has only been sun-dried will soften if filled with water. Heat-firing at extremely high temperatures renders the clay virtually immume to deterioration."
God says, "I have refined you in the furnace of suffering." (Isaiah 48:10) This is because He is forming your character into something that will last eternally.
My wife, Sharon, and I love to visit Berea, Kentucky and stop at a little pottery shop that has been in business for well-over 100 years...Bybee Pottery. Master potters at Bybee Pottery have worked for years in perfecting their art...beautifully shaping and firing 'worthless' lumps of clay into precious heirlooms. To them, to my wife and I, and to thousands of other folks - - their worth is priceless.
When you are in God's hands - - He is making you into something priceless. You have worth beause you are His priceless treasure!!
"Lord, You are our Father, We are the clay and You are the Potter. We are all formed by Your hand." (Isaiah 64:8)
Live with confidence this week that your heavenly Father considers your precious and priceless and is holding you in His hand!!
He serves as the Senior Pastor with southwest Virginia church... a loving church family in Abingdon.
He and his wife Sharon have been married for over 27 years and are the proud parents of two beautiful daughters, one son-in-law, and two precious grandchildren, the second arrived arrived on the scene in September 2004!!
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