{Jeremiah 19}
Shards. Shattered fragments. Broken pieces.
The Israelites had made a mess of themselves, no doubt about that. And God was ready to cast them onto the ground like a potter’s bottle to be broken beyond repair.
It seems utterly heartless.
How could a God of love execute such fearsome justice?
Yet I realize they were hardened. The material of their hearts was as brittle clay, unfit to be molded.
He had no other choice.
But the beautiful thing is, although the shards of our sin are utterly shattered, He doesn’t reuse those pieces. He starts afresh with new material.
And the outcome is more beautiful than anything our finite minds could even desire. Yet still He is not satisfied.
Yes, you’ll be used for hard labor and go through harrowing experiences, but He has a special place on His glass shelf embedded with amathysts and diamonds just for you…
And He cannot be truly satisfied until you are there—His beautiful vessel.
And He cannot be truly satisfied until you are there—His beautiful vessel.
Oh, I needed this just now! The gift of God in starting new - priceless ..
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