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10/12/2024 – Day 111 – Jeremiah – Chapters 17 – 21 / Post 2 of 3 / “The clay is not attractive in itself, but then the hands of the potter touch it, and the thought of the potter is brought to bear upon it, and the plan of the potter is worked out in it and through it, then there is real transformation.” J. Wilbur Chapman

This quote is taken from the cover of Chapter Six of Wiersbe’s book: “Be Decisive” (Jeremiah), covering chapters 18 through 20 and titled: “The Prophet, the Potter and the Policeman”. Wiersbe points out we don’t know who the potter was, verse 18:2. So this is an observed metaphor by Jeremiah. Indeed, Wiersbe adds: “He (Jeremiah) did not get his flash of insight while he was praying but while he was watching a potter engage in his daily work,” wrote Charles E. Jefferson. “God reveals Himself in strange places and at unexpected seasons. For instance, He once revealed Himself in a stable.”

I reread the entire chapter six covering Jeremiah, Chapters 18 through 20. It is rich!

Soli Deo Gloria!