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Jeremiah 18:1-6
The Lord gave another message to Jeremiah. He said, “Go down to the potter’s shop, and I will speak to you there.”

*you hear God clearly when you’re at the place He told you to go*

So I did as he told me and found the potter working at his wheel. But the jar he was making did not turn out as he had hoped, so he crushed it into a lump of clay again and started over.

*transitions will always feel like death to the versions of you that can’t go with you to where God is calling you*

Then the Lord gave me this message: “O Israel, can I not do to you as this potter has done to his clay? As the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand.

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Process of Pottery:

1. Preparing the clay

*looking for air bubbles*
“If i dont get this out now, when it faces the fire it will crack”

2. Shaping/forming the clay

*molding/cutting*
“Keep in mind it’s the potter cutting you, not the devil”

3. Drying the clay

“Time for everything the potter did to take root”

*Only at this point, handles can be added*
“Now you can handle it, because you allowed the potter to shape you”

4. Bisque firing to the clay

*fire makes the clay become ceramic*
“Once it comes out of the fire, its strong enough to handle oil”

5. Glaze/oiling the clay

*Oil & glaze are added to apply color and texture so the pot can be set apart from other clay pots*
“The oil is needed so this clay pot looks different than every other clay pot in the store. But with out the cutting, shaping, and fire you couldn’t handle the oil”

6. Glaze firing

*Then the pot is placed back in the fire. Why? So the oil and the glaze can become one*

Now go back and read Jeremiah 18 again!!!!!!

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