I always loved going to Cornerstone Church and listening to Pastor Fred's sermon's because there always seemed to be a message that carried me through the day.
I remember one Sunday Jeff and I walked in, after dropping Zack off at the kids church downstairs, and set up at the front of the church was a Potter's wheel. We both looked at each other quizzically, found our seats and opened up our bulletin to see what the agenda was for the service.
A traveling Pastor was listed, instead of Pastor Fred, and the sermon was entitled "The Potter's Workshop."
I hadn't heard the story from Jeremiah 16-18 before and I was mesmerized as he worked the potter's wheel, molding and shaping the clay, while sharing the message of Jeremiah, as well as other scripture verses.
He explained how God is the potter and we are the clay. How through his workmanship we are created to do good works. While spinning the wheel and molding the clay he explained the shaping process and how through the trials in our life, we are having our faith stretched and tested.
It is a process, all the stretching, pulling, shaping, and then being placed in the kiln at extremely high heat, for an extended period of time, to burn away the bubbles in the clay and make us strong!
The process may seem painful at times, but the Potter knows what he is doing. Trust him to make you into the beautiful vessel to do what you are called to do.
Many times over the past several years I have reflected on that sermon and held to the Faith that God has a plan to use my trials for good. Something good has to come from all the hard.
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