Day 162 – April 1, 2024: Jeremiah 18-22 and Psalm 52

Our reading in Jeremiah begins today with probably some of the more familiar images that we get in Jeremiah, and certainly some of the most applicable. We find ourselves with the potter and the clay, and the statement whic applies to all of us in vs.6 where God says to Israel, actually to us, just like the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you to me. God decides how to shape and how to handle it in ways that are pleasing and make sense only to God. We are not able to dictate how God handles the clay that is in his hands. Remember, we were made from the dust, read clay, of the earth. This is a good reminder for us when we would complain and moan our fate.