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by Dennis Wheeler
Have you ever been overwhelmed with hopelessness?
Do you ever have thoughts or feelings of worthlessness?
Do you ever think, "I can't do anything right," or "I'm not lovable."?
Read this and read it carefully - - 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 hands, 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 precious treasure. However, you may be wondering about the frustrations and trials you are experiencing that make you feel hopeless and worthless. Why does life seem so hard?
The Encyclopedia Britannica explains, "Sun-dried pottery does not harden as heat-fired clay does, and a clay vessel that has only been sun-dried will soften if filled with water. Firing at extremely high temperatures renders the clay virtually immune 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 travel to Beresa, Kentucky and purchase pieces of Bybee Pottery. Master potters at Bybee Pottery have worked for years in perfecting their art...beautifully shaping and perfectly firing 'worthless' lumps of clay into precious heirlooms. To them, to my wife & 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 because 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
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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