Daily Devotion

“It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until He has hurt him deeply.”

A.W. Tozer · The Root of the Righteous

Scripture

Jeremiah 18:4 When a potter makes a vessel of clay, and it is spoiled in his hand, he makes it into another vessel; whatever seems good to the potter, he makes it.

Reflection

The breaking God does in our lives is not to destroy, but to remake. Just as clay in the hands of a potter, even if it is broken, can be reshaped into a more beautiful vessel. We often resist being broken, not realizing that breaking is the beginning of renewal. Only by being kneaded, broken, and reshaped by God's hands can our lives become soft and obedient, becoming vessels that are worthy of His will and capable of bearing His glory.