THE POSSIBLE YOU!

Matthew 4:19 Then He (Jesus) said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”

Yesterday we looked at being on the Potter’s wheel and being made into how God sees us. When Michelangelo carved his famous Angel from marble he said, “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” He was doing what God does on the Potter’s wheel. He is setting us free to be who we were called to be.

It’s a bit like when Jesus said to His disciples “Follow me and I will make you…”  In effect He was saying “You are fishermen now but you shall be …...” He says it to you and me too. 

He was talking about the possible you, the possible me. You are…but you shall be…. Jesus has a plan and purpose for each one of our lives too and whether it’s to be a homemaker or a politician, included in it, will also be the call to tell others about Jesus.

He said “Follow me and I will make you….” If we follow Jesus He will make us into who He designed and destined us to be for His Father’s glory. Jesus made His disciples an offer - they took it.

On our own, we may amount to something, but it wont be half of what we could be if we allow Jesus to make us. He has amazing plans for each of us to prosper and not to harm us.(Jeremiah 29:11)

“You are - but you shall be!  Wherever we’re at now, no matter our age, God wants to take us further. He wants to give you His vision of the possible you. Regardless of whether we think what we have now, or where we’re at now, is good or bad, God has so much more for us.😊 

The disciples had been content catching fish. Jesus called them to change lives. 

I wonder what He could do with us if we were to surrender our lives to Him afresh…. what the ‘possible you’, the ‘possible me’ looks like?

Jesus says to each of us, ‘Follow Me and I will make you…’ - God knows!😊

Enjoy a blessed weekend everyone.x

IN THE POTTER’S HANDS

Jeremiah 18:4 And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make.

Have you ever tried making anything out of clay on a potter’s wheel? Well when I tried it, the pot I made left a lot to be desired! You could say it was somewhat misshapen in my hands and was hardly worth keeping although it was quite funny at the time! I was splattered in clay!😊

As I thought about our verse it made me realise that there are many people who go through experiences which can leave them feeling like that lump of clay, a bit bashed about, battered by past mistakes or just bruised by life. We can probably all identify with moments like that at some time or another.

But the good news is the potter in this verse didn’t leave it all messed up, he made it again. Our God is like that because He is the Master Potter and we are the clay. There is always hope for each one of us no matter how dented and cracked we are. He will make us again and make us into a pot fit for His use. 

There may have been days of betrayal or disappointment or heartbreak in life but we can remember that just like the clay is in the potter’s hands, we are also in the loving hands of Jesus who knows how to create beautiful things.

We are all on the Potter’s wheel, and it may feel like we’re spinning around, being prodded and pulled in all directions, but be encouraged, all is not lost, He is making us into something wonderful, of great worth. God knows what He is doing. He is transforming us by the renewing of our minds, changing us from glory to glory till we look like Jesus. 

2 Corinthians 3:18(Nlt) …And the Lord - who is the Spirit - makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.

We are all being changed into something glorious - He is making us again!😊 Praise His name.