My sister is a potter. She has gifted me over the years with plates, bowls, mugs, pitchers, and a teapot. I love displaying her beautiful work and using them in my daily life. I am in awe that she can turn a wheel, shape an object, pour some glaze on it, apply extreme heat, and out comes a work of art as well as functionality. I can understand why Isaiah used a potter to describe God’s relationship with his people and with us.
Unbelief
Spotting Jude’s Ungodly People
Disturbed and heartsick, I grieve to learn of yet another respected Christian leader’s secret immoral life, especially for the wounded victims shattered in his wake. Perhaps Jude—the half-brother of Jesus, the younger son of Mary of Nazareth—would have discerned this because he wrote the book (literally) on how to spot ungodly people, as he calls them. So I turn to Jude’s tiny New Testament letter to help me make sense of what I see in the world.
How Will I Know This For Certain?
"How will I know this for certain?" Zechariah asked and God called his question unbelief. Mary asked "How will this be?" and God said she believed. So why was Zechariah’s question not acceptable and Mary’s was?
Pondered Treasures 