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Was it my fault , if the Potter made me a vessel of dishonor ?! The Potter and the Clay . Question ? I received this question from a friend of me: Don't we say that man is free to choose ? Then why are these verses mentioned in the Bible , " But indeed , O man who are you to reply against God ? Will the thing formed say to Him who formed it , " why have You made me like this ? " Does not the potter have power over the clay , from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor ? " ( Romans 9:20-21) Was it my fault then , if the potter made me a vessel of dishonor ? ! Yes , the Potter has power over the clay to make of it what He desires , a vessel for honor or a vessel of dishonor and the clay can not say " Why did You make me like this ?" But the Potter also is wise and Just.... One of the wonderful explanation that I read about this subject is : That the potter , with all His freedom and authority , wisely looked at the piece of clay. If he found it good , soft and smooth , he would make of it a vessel of honor ; for its quality qualifies it for that.... It is illogical that a wise potter with a piece of high quality clay , will make of it a vessel of dishonor , that would be carelessness , far be it from God to do so !! If the clay was rough and of poor quality and not fit to be a vessel for honor , the potter because of the clay condition , would make of it a vessel of dishonor. With all possibilities , he will try to make of the clay , all the clay in front of him , vessels of honor as far as the quality of the clay allows it. Then the clay has the chance to improve or change its fate. This reminds me of the parable of the sower that went out to sow . ( Mt. 13:3 ) The sower is the same as the seeds are the same and the sower wishes all to grow , but according to the nature of the earth on which the seeds fell , was the result , growing or spoiling . The Sower did not prepare the seeds to be devoured by birds , or wither away or to be chocked by the thorns but the nature of the earth controlled that. So do not say then , " was it my fault that I became a vessel of dishonor ?!" We should be good and soft clay in the hand of the great Potter and be assured that He will make of us a vessel of honor , and the matter is still in our hand ................ Sicowin4 
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1/7/2010 2:28 pm |
WOWWEEEEE another great post! Thank you for this! Rom. 5:8 while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us
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