Hands of The Potter

As I was driving down the road, the Lord asked me a question. What does it mean to be holy? Right away my mind went to the scripture in 1 Peter 1:15-16 (NLT) that says, “But now ....

In the Old Testament, Moses recognized that it was the presence of the Lord with the Israelites that set them apart from other people, from other nations. I think that is very appropriate ....

What has He done for me? The biggest thing of all - He sacrificed His one and only Son, so that I could be saved. Jesus gave His life for me, because He loved me and saw the future ....

The love of a father runs deep. Many people never experience or see the deep love of a father. The things that we believe about ourselves and how it affects our lives go unnoticed for ....

We experience so many different things in our lives. Some of those things, perhaps, aren't so proud of. Those things that we aren't proud of can really put you in a place where we ....

Life can be so challenging, it either drives you to God– or away from God. My prayer is that we all would be driven closer to God. It is in the difficult moments of our lives where we see God show up ....

For thousands of years, the Devil has been deceiving people to keep theme blind to the truth. I would like to share what the Lord has placed on my heart, with a prayer that anyone ....

Have you tasted the goodness of the Lord? Have you opened your heart to Him and truly let Him in? If you have not, I challenge you to taste and see that the Lord is good! Humanity ....

God is rich in mercy and has new mercies for us every morning. He extends out His hand of grace to each one, waiting for us to accept it. Even after we have accepted His hand and ....

God has a beautiful way of working in our lives, if we let Him. So many times, we can get in the way of what God wants to do in our lives because we are so consumed with the ....

I am a sinner saved by grace. What would we do without the grace, unmerited favor, of God in our lives? I know where I would be at this very moment if His hand of mercy hadn't...

There is not one sin that is greater than another apart from blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. I share this out of a loving concern for us all that we do not pass judgement on ...

Where are we looking to find our identity, to seek validity? Is it in an individual or circumstance? Who are we letting define us? The world? Let me share that this is not the way or ....

The road we walk as Christians is not always an easy road. Many people believe that once you become a Christian, “you have it made in the shade.” That is not the case.

We are all a work in progress. Ephesians 2:10 tells us that we are God’s masterpiece. Psalm 139 tells us our days were written in His book before we came to be.

The truth is, we are all hurting and broken people. Somewhere along the way in our life, we have experienced some kind of pain or trauma, whether through word or deed.

Jesus, during His ministry, said many times, “For those with ears, let them hear.” When He said this, He was not referring to the physical ear, though He did perform miracles ....

How do we forgive from the heart? It is difficult to “forgive and forget” when someone says or does something to hurt us. Biblically, it is the right thing to do.

Life is but a vapor, it is here and then it is gone. What will we do with this life that comes and goes so quickly? For our lives to benefit others, there needs to be an inward change ....

It’s easy to cave in to the negative feelings that overcome you in a moment. I have heard people talk about worshiping God in the moments that are difficult. That is easier said ....

Jesus is the only one who can change our lives. In order for Him to change our lives, we must be willing to submit to His Lordship over our lives and hearts. The Bible tells us in James ....

I remember when I was young, I used to listen to music all the time. When I look back on that time, it makes me wonder if I was afraid of the silence. Now that I am older, I have a ....

Prayer is essential in our walk with the Lord. It is communication between our Father and ourselves. In my own walk with the Lord, I can’t tell you how much it means to me to know that ...

Love…whoever knew that love could be so multifaceted…so hard…so complicated and yet at times so easy…and yet the Bible tells us that it is the most important commandment to ....

Whenever we make a mistake, it is never too late to go back and fix it. This is the lesson I feel the Lord has impressed upon me as I was taking time in His word. I had been reading ....

I pray that the eyes of our heart and understanding will be open today as we meet together for a brief time. It’s a precious thing to have the Holy Spirit to quicken your spirit with what ....

Often times we hear the scripture reference “The joy of the Lord is your strength.” What is the joy of the Lord? How do we find this joy? There have been times when I ....

I believe we all go through a season of “wilderness.” This season can take place before we know Christ or even in the midst of walking with Christ. In fact, I believe we go through several ....

Accepting Christ as your Savior is a big deal. When we accept Christ as Savior, that doesn’t mean we continue to live in our old life. The Bible tells us in 1 Corinthians 5:17 (NLT)

Trust is foundational. To trust, one becomes vulnerable, opening your heart to many possibilities, but expecting good in every situation. Unfortunately, we live in a fallen world.

When reading through the beatitudes in Matthew 5:7 (NLT), Jesus says, “God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy.” Automatically when I read the scripture ....

Walking with God is not always easy. Sometimes life leaves us questioning ourselves or maybe even God. I think our biggest mistake, this is for me also, is lack of trust. We come up against ....

Scripture tells us, “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16, NLT) Jesus tells ....

Before Jesus was betrayed, He gave us a new commandment. “So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.

Pride is a dangerous thing. When we walk for example in scripture, we can look to the fall of Satan and him taking a third of the angels with him. “Then there was war in heaven....

Sometimes I wonder if we make being a Christian harder than it needs to be or perhaps even overthink it. The greatest commandments, Jesus tells us, is to love God and to love people.

There is a war going on for our souls. Good vs evil, light vs dark, Christ vs. Satan. The wage of sin is death. The Bible tells us that, “Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many ....

Where would we be without love? For God is love. Love is truly the greatest gift we have ever received. It was love to send Jesus, His one and only Son to this earth, fully God and fully ....

There are times where we may feel anxious or overwhelmed or unsure what to do. At any moment of time, we need someone to talk to, someone to help us. How often do we take our ....

It’s imperative that we remain connected to the source of life. Without this connection, we fall into our sin nature, our old habits. The source of life brings light, truth, hope, and promise.

The Lord tells us, “Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.”

Perhaps you have had an opportunity to hear the gospel, the good news, but you didn’t want to hear it. Maybe you felt that someone was pushing Jesus on you and you weren’t ....

I truly believe that love is the hardest thing that God has asked us to do. To love an individual (s) through their weaknesses, through their flaws, through their mistakes, is not an ....

Constant. A word that implies the state of something being unchanged. The Good News Translation reads, “Lord, your constant love reaches the heavens; your faithfulness ....

When we hear someone talking about a valley, it’s often with a negative connotation. True, the valley is where our battles take place, but it is also where our victories are ....

It takes a lot of faith to put your life in the hands who you cannot see– to build love from the ground up. Jesus tells us in Matthew 7:26-27 (NLT), “But anyone who hears my teaching ....

Location! Location! Location! “That’s what it’s about,” it is what I heard someone say, location. It maybe not what it’s all about, because it’s really all about Jesus, but it’s a connection ....

As we approach Thanksgiving, let us harvest and attitude of Thanksgiving. Psalm 107:1-2, NLT says, “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.

When you love much it opens you up to be hurt much. The people you love the most are the ones who hurt you the most. They don’t intentionally seek us out to hurt us, and we ....

In my friend’s version of the Bible, it says I grasp your hand. The imagery I received in my mind was of God grasping my hand and helping me up. My friend continued to tell me that ....

Have you ever been uncertain about something, and you searched for the answer, so you knew you had the truth? And certainty leads to the pursuit of truth. That can be in our ....

We are all created by God with a unique purpose. No one else can do what God has called you to do and no one can do what God has called me to do. God has equipped us with ....