Keep Me On the Wheel
“Lord, I’m Your child, and You are my Father. I am the clay and You are the Potter so keep me on the wheel” (from Gold City’s Are You Ready? recording).
I hate to admit it but lately, my attitude has been more along the lines of “Keep me OFF the wheel!” If I think about it, though, that’s not really my desire. Humanly, yes, but Scripture tells us that it’s in going through the fire that we come forth as gold. My understanding is that gold is the purest metal and I want to appear pure and righteous in God’s sight. If it’s testing that produces that depth of purity, I want to embrace it, to surrender to the potter, knowing that He knows how much pressure I can take and He will lighten up on the molding when it begins to be too much. I may not like the process but I trust that I will love the result!
To my fellow clay vessels, when life begins to get too hot, stay moldable. Stay close to the Potter. The worse thing you could do is harden before the molding is completed. The Potter knows what He’s doing and, when He’s finished, we will be a beautiful vessel, better able to be used for His purposes. What could be more fulfilling than that? Lord, keep me on the wheel and give me the grace to stay there until You are finished with me.
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