Being Fashioned

But now, O Lord,
You are our Father;
We are the clay, and You our potter;
And all we are the work of Your hand.

Isaiah 64:8

God has been fashioning you since you were in your mother’s womb. As I look at examples of God’s creations in the Bible, I’m thinking the process is our story—not the promise, the great moment, or the ending—it’s the process.  

For instance, let’s look at David.

1. Anointed as the next king while a young shepherd

2. David kills Goliath

3. Plays music for King Saul (don’t you imagine he and his father thought this was the pathway to king?)

4. David becomes King Saul’s son-in-law

5. King Saul sought to kill David—for years

6. David ran and hid with his mighty men

7. David becomes king

Which step(s) would you leave out? If we left out steps 2-6, David would have been a different kind of king. He might never have become a “man after God’s own heart” without the process. And isn’t that the most important thing?

A potter:

1. Kneads the clay

2. Potter knows the design

3. The potter fashions the clay at the wheel with pressure and water

4. If there is failure, the potter remakes the clay 

5. The finished piece dries and is scraped

6. The dried greenware is fired after glazing

7. The pottery is glazed again

It’s all about the process.