God the Potter
Prayer Sheet
Jeremiah 18:1-6 (NCV) This is the word the LORD spoke to Jeremiah: "Go down to the potter's house, and I will give you my message there."  So I went down to the potter's house and saw him working at the potter's wheel. He was using his hands to make a pot from clay, but something went wrong with it.  So he used that clay to make another pot the way he wanted it to be. Then the LORD spoke his word to me: "Family of Israel, can't I do the same thing with you?" says the LORD. "You are in my hands like the clay in the potter's hands."
Thanksgiving:  Thank God for speaking to us and for desiring to show us His character, His will and His perspective.  Thank Him for the stories written in the Bible that help us to understand Him, our circumstances and ourselves better.  Thank God for how He will reveal Himself to you as your Creator as you spend this time with Him.
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Bible Meditation:  Read Jeremiah 18:1-6 (see above).  Ask God to help you walk into this scene.  How do you think Jeremiah heard the word of God?  Why was Jeremiah brought there?  Jot some notes down about what you picture regarding this passage. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Genesis 1:27 (NCV) So God created human beings in His image. In the image of God He created them. He created them male and female.
Genesis 2:7 (NCV) Then the LORD God took the dust from the ground and formed a man from it.  He breathed the breath of life into the man's nose, and the man became a living person.
Listening Prayer: Ask Jesus to help you see how God took the dust from the ground and formed you. How He got His holy, pure, and perfect hands dirty in order to shape you. How do you think He felt at the time?  Ask: Jesus, what part of my character to you want to work on in order for me to become more like You? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Psalm 19:1 (NLT) The heavens proclaim the glory of God, the skies display His craftsmanship.
Psalm 36:5-7 (NLT) Your unfailing love, O LORD, is as vast as the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds.  Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, Your justice like the ocean depths.  You care for people and animals alike, O LORD. How precious is Your unfailing love, O God! All humanity finds shelter in the shadow of Your wings.
Psalm 18:18-19 (NLT)...but the LORD supported me. He led me to a place of safely; He rescued me because He delights in me. 
Listening Prayer:  Ask: Jesus how do you want to care deeply for me today?  What are you emotions towards me as your creation?   __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Romans 9:19-21 (NASB) You will say to me then, "Why does He still find fault?  For who resists His will?"  On the contrary, who are you, O man, who answers back to God?  The thing molded will not say to the molder, "Why did you make me like this," will it?  Or does not the potter have a right over the clay, to make from the same lump one vessel for honorable use, and another for common use?
Lamentations 4:2 (NLT) See how the precious children of Jerusalem, worth their weight in fine gold, are now treated like pots of clay made by a common potter.
Isaiah 29:16 , 45:9 (NLT) How foolish can you be?  He is the Potter, and He is certainly greater than you, the clay!  Should the created thing say of the one who made it, "He didn't make me"?  Does a jar ever say, "The potter who made me is stupid"? and what sorrow awaits those who argue with their Creator.  Does a clay pot argue with the one who shapes it, saying "Stop, you're doing it wrong!"  Does the pot exclaim, "How clumsy can you be?"
Listening Prayer: There are many possibilities as to why we have trouble accepting God as our Potter.  Ask Jesus to show you where you may have the wrong idea about His creation and about Him.  ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Confession: Spend some time in personal confession and then invite Jesus to fill you with the love He feels for you, His masterpiece.  Ask Him to help you see how He is the Potter and is worthy of your trust and acceptance.    ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________