In the Master’s Hand

Since ancient times no one has heard,
no ear has perceived,
no eye has seen any God besides You,
who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.

You come to the help of those who gladly do right,
who remember Your ways.
But when we continued to sin against them,
You were angry.
How then can we be saved?

All of us have become like one who is unclean,
and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags;
we all shrivel up like a leaf,
and like the wind our sins sweep us away.

No one calls on Your name
or strives to lay hold of You;
for You have hidden Your face from us
and made us waste away because of our sins.

Yet, O LORD, You are our Father.
We are the clay, You are the potter;
we are all the work of Your hand.

Isaiah 64:4-8

Isn’t it comforting to know that in spite of all of our shortcomings, our failures, our sins, that God still cares for us? These past few weeks, we’ve been focusing on different aspects of the way God relates to us. Like a Father, He tenderly cares for us. He takes pride in us and desires our best. Even when we rebel against Him, He loves us. As a Friend, God wants to be intimate with us. He confides His plans to us, and asks that we meet with Him, face to face. This week, we think about God as our Master. He is more than a Father who desires our best; He is also a Master potter who forms us with His very hand. If we let Him, He will mold us into a new creation. Hallelujah!

How do you see yourself being molded today?