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God We Meet through the Parable of the Potter

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[Jeremiah 18:6]

"O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter does?" declares the LORD. "

Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.

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God was greatly angry with Judah, who was filled with sin.

God wanted the people of Judah to forsake their sins and repent before they were destroyed.

At that time, “Jeremiah” was used as a prophet to preach the word of God.

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God spoke to Jeremiah. “Get up and go down to the potter's house!

I will tell you my words there.” Following God's word, Jeremiah went down to the potter's house.

The potter was working hard to make a vessel out of clay.

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The potter worked hard to make the vessel to get the shape he thought.

However, the vessel that was made was different from what he thought.

The potter didn't like the vessel he made.

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The potter crushed the vessel. From that mud, I started making vessels again.

The potter did this over and over again.

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The potter succeeded in crafting a vessel that satisfies his heart.

He made a vessel over and over again until his favorite vessel was made.

Thus, he finally made a bowl that fits his heart.

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After seeing the process, God spoke to Jeremiah.

“O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter does?" declares the LORD. "

Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.“(Jeremiah 18:6)

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The potter can do whatever he wants with the mud. In this way,

God is saying that He is the One who can do all the nations of this world according to His will.

God said that He is the Master of the whole world as an example of two nations.

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The first nation is the one God has decided to destroy.

This nation has done many evil things.

God said that He would uproot and destroy the kingdom.

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No matter how big and strong a nation is, if God has decided to destroy it,

it will have no choice but to perish. But God said that if they hear the warning and

repent of their mistakes, they will live.

He said that he would reap the first plan he had made to destroy.

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This is the case for the second country. This country is a country that has received the

blessed promise that God will establish himself.

God has decided to make this country a great nation.

He said that he would exalt this country above other countries.

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However, if this promised nation does not obey God's Word and does evil as they want,

God said that he will reap the plan he had made for this nation.

He said that he would not bless that country.

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God told Jeremiah to tell this to the people of Judah.

Jeremiah told the people of Judah that God was like a potter and told them to repent.

However, the people of Judah did not listen to God's warning and did not repent.

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If they had heard Jeremiah's word of God and repented,

God would have forgiven them with great love.The people of Judah who did not listen to

God's warning from Jeremiah and who did not repent were later destroyed by Babylon.

Judas, taking God's warning lightly, suffered in captivity for 70 years.

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The potter can make any vessel he wants, crush it, or destroy it.

This is because the potter himself is the owner of the vessel.

We must not forget that God, the creator of this world, is the master of the whole world.

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We, who believe in Jesus and become children of God, are people who have the blessed promises of God. God loves us until he sent his only Son, Jesus, to this earth and killed him on the cross.

I hope that we will live with the help of the Holy Spirit to give joy to God who

made the whole world like a potter who makes vessels.

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