Get up and go to the potter's house, and there you will hear my words .
went down to the potter's house, and here he was working on the wheel.
And the earthen vessel that he made was marred in his hand, and he made it into another vessel, as seemed good to do it.
came to me word of the LORD, saying, "No I do with you as this potter, O house of Israel? says the Lord. Behold, as clay in the hand potter, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel "
Before considering this passage, note the prominent place as does the Word of God in it. It was by God's word that Jeremiah was a potter's house. Once in the potter's workshop was the message of God's word, then communicated message to the people.
Jeremiah is sent home, or potter's workshop, not to preach a sermon, but to receive one from God, through the potter in his workshop, then preach to the people. Jeremiah obeyed.
Here is a special message for the people of Israel at that time, in our time, but this time we deal with the heavenly potter and three special vessels. The Heavenly Potter is God. The potter's workshop is this Earth, which became as his workshop, as the Heavenly Potter worked with clay, and "formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and man became a living "(Genesis 2:7). This is the first vessel.
THE FIRST VESSEL
Jeremiah noted in the potter's workshop that the first vessel "fell to lose. " Interestingly, it was not error on the part of the potter, but the nature of the mud. And this first pot of clay, which made the Heavenly Potter, that is, the first Adam, was spoiled. Disobeying God, he sinned against Him and turned away from God. Sinned against his spirit, and he died, they became separated from God. Sinned against his soul, and it was corrupted in vices and sins. Sinned against his body and he fell ill to come to dust. Sinned against his posterity, for "sin entered the world through one man, sin, death, so death passed upon all men ... for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God "(Rom. 7:12; 3:23).
But the prophet also sees the potter "made another vessel, as seemed good to do it." This is the second vessel, the potter made it much better. Similarly, "when the fullness of time," the Heavenly Potter returned to deal with the mud of human nature, and "the virgin conceived and gave birth to a son, and called his name Immanuel (Isaiah 7 : 14), and sent his Son, born of woman "(Galatians 4:4).
the second vessel
This is the last Adam, or the second vessel, which was indeed perfect, wonderfully perfect. He is Wonderful! "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth" (Jn 1:14). "For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily" (Col. 2:9). "And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory" (1 Tim: 3:16) . "Never done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth "(Isaiah 53:9). "I do not know sin" (2 Cor.5: 21). "Holy, harmless, undefiled, separated from sinners and exalted above the heavens" (He.7: 26).
And as the enemy attacked and managed to spoil the first vessel, the first Adam, even more strongly attacked and tried to damage and ruin the second vessel, the last Adam, our Lord Jesus Christ, through premature death, temptation, persecution, insults, false accusations, and when he thought that he destroyed death, was crucified, and there on the cross, "Disarmed the principalities and powers (Satan and his power), public spectacle, triumphing over them in it." (Col. 2:15).
The second vessel, our Lord Jesus Christ, win the eternal decree fully and containment of the enemy in the lake of fire and brimstone. But in the passage from the prophet Jeremiah is a vessel, God says, "I do not put you as this potter ...? Behold, as clay in the potter's hand, so are you in my hand. " The first Adam is basically clay pot with the breath of the spirit of God or human nature with the breath of life from God. The second vessel, the poster of Adam, Christ, the Divine is basically designed in the mud by the Holy Spirit, that is, the fullness of the Godhead dwells in human nature (Col. 2:9)
the third vessel
The third vessel that God does is basically the presence of the Divine nature in the mud, which Peter called "participation of the divine nature." Human nature is caused by a freak act of God (John 1:13), and the result is a new birth, "born of the Spirit of God" (Jn. 3:1-8), "born of God" (1 Jn. 5:1), "born again by the word of God" (1 Peter 1:23), and "made a child of God" (Jn. 1: 12, 1 Jn. 3:1-2) and receive eternal life (Jn. 3:16) by which "new creature (or newly created), the old things passed away, behold all things are become new" (2 Corinthians 5:17).
This "participation in the divine nature" in human nature, that is, this regeneration, this transformation, this new birth, this child is unique feature of the true Gospel of Jesus Christ.
In pagan religions, or pseudo-Christian, or semi-evangelical, not a change, a transformation, a new birth, old things do not happen and nothing is done again. The true gospel of Jesus Christ is the only one who recognizes the fallen and corrupt nature of man and regenerate, and transform it imparts the life of God, eternal life.
This is the basic need, temporal and eternal human being is an urgent need of the soul. Be transformed, receive God's life!
Coloquémonos in the hands of the Lord as the clay in the hands the potter for Mr. transform us. He can make us a new creature, give us eternal life, and make us a pot of "honor, sanctified, useful to the Lord, prepared for every good work" (2 Tim. 2:21). Surrender your life to the Lord. For you to be a useful vessel in his hands, also reaching others with their favor. Blessings.
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