Do you remember the condition you were in when you met God? When you handed your life over? When you confessed Jesus as Lord and decided to follow Him?
Do you remember all the miracles He has done in your life,?
All the answered prayer? All the changes He has made?
All the things He has taught you about Himself and about yourself?
And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood,
I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea,
I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live. Ezekiel 16:6
God was speaking to Jerusalem.
Jerusalem was just like many of us who trusted in our own beauty and strength.
God kept working on us to bring us to where we could be as we gave Him more of ourselves.
As we surrendered more of ourselves and we allowed God to take our lives and let them be broken so He could reform us into the vessels He created us to be. That takes humility and redirection from the Lord that brings us to the place where we can give up all.
Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth.
Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands? Isaiah 45:9
And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it. Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the Lord. Behold, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel. Jeremiah 18:4-6
Without allowing Jesus to form us and mold us, we will remain broken vessels, unfit for His use.
It takes humility before the Lord to be able to see what He is showing you about yourself
so that you will be willing to let Him exact His purpose in your life.
It is not easy.
Sometimes, it is very painful to let go of things you hold dear
so He can remove them and circumcise your heart.
While circumcision is a painful process in the flesh, it is also a painful process in the spirit.
Bowing down and committing those things that God requires from us will be painful at times.
Remember where you were and consider where you are now and how He brought you here.
Prayer:
Blessed Redeemer, Mighty Savior, Lord of Heaven and Earth. It is our honor and wonder to know that You created us to bring You glory and it is our choice how much we allow you to work in our lives. Let us consider Your ways higher than our ways and let us be willing to give freely of ourselves unto You.
In Jesus’ Mighty name, Amen.