Text: Jeremiah 18:1-6

Introduction

• Jeremiah prophesied in the kingdom of Josiah.
• He prophesied for 41 years.
• He wasn’t comprehended by the people and authorities.
• He was persecuted and put into prison, but he accomplished his mission.
• Jeremiah 18:2 “Go down” is God’s order to him.
• He obeys promptly.
• Illustration: Difference between “to give a time” and “ to react”

• In the text, the clay represents Israel, taken from Egypt
• Today, it represents us, taken from the world to be molded.
• We are made from clay. Genesis 2:7
• We’ll come back to dust. Genesis 3:19
• Who are we? Nothing.
• Illustration: The donkey that carried Jesus.

• It served to mold the clay.
• Strongly knead the clay, or in a certain manner.
• The circumstances (Romans 8:28) are the wheel of our lives.

• The Lord represents the potter.
• In Jeremiah 18:6, the Lord asks a question. “Can I not do with you as this potter does?”
• Our answer should be Yes.
• Illustration: II Timothy 2:20-21
• II Timothy 2:20 “If a man cleanses himself from the latter”
• What latter?

• Cleansed from these things, he is transformed into a vase for honor.

• Jeremiah 18:4 The vase marred in the potter’s hand.
• What would we be if we only let God mold us?

Conclusion.

• Is it possible to be a new vase? By ourselves we’ll never do it.
• We need to look at Jesus who was molded by the Father.
• Isaiah 53:5. Jesus was pierced for our transgressions; crushed for our iniquities.
• The only perfect vase was Jesus.
• Matthew 26:39 “Yet not as I will, but as you will.”