Taken from: Jeremiah 18:1-12; Romans 11:33-36
Illustration by Grace Ellen Schiel
The clay, moist and pliable
turns on the wheel;
the potter’s hands work
in sovereign power
to shape his witnesses.
It is utter madness,
or so it seems, to labor
with such pitiful weakness;
with something so
despised and rejected.
It is the madness of God
to display his power and glory
in a place so unexpected;
in a vessel of earth.
He patiently and skillfully
molds a people. They
respond in some measure
and at the same time
rebel against his claims,
but are never free of his hands;
a people whose service
has always been and ever
remains a broken service.
He never gives up; never
discards what is ruined.
It is the madness of God
to woo and shape his own
till kingdom come.
DAS
Table of contents for God of Whom?
- Clay Jars
- The Madness of God
- Haunted by His Voice
- Out of the Ashes of Your Life
Author Profile: Born and raised in Montgomery County, Texas, Pastor Dan Schiel was called to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ at age 20 and has served as pastor in independent churches for over forty years. He is the founding pastor of Christ Church (founded 1977). 