So I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, making something on the wheel. But the vessel that he was making of clay was spoiled in the hand of the potter, so he remade it into another vessel, as it pleased the potter to make.

Jeremiah 18:3-4

How Products are Made, Volume 4, Potter, describes pottery, from history to process. Pottery is made from a combination of clay and other materials. Clay naturally occurs from decomposed rock caused by water erosion. However, “clay bodies are clay mixed with additives that give the clay different properties when worked.”

We as humans were formed from the ground when God made Adam. Yet we are all different clay bodies because of our various personalities. What differentiates us from inanimate clay is the power to make our own choices, which affects our lives. When God looks at us, He notices how we may have been spoiled. Spoiled from life: an accident, a layoff, a lost loved one, a thwarted deal, a missed opportunity, an unfortunate relationship – you name it.

Fortunately, our potter has the foresight and mastery to remake us into something, pleasing to Him, that is more beautiful, admirable, respectable, skillful, prosperous, forgiving, courageous – you name it.

Today is a new day. God is our potter, and we are His clay. We need not worry about our current state because it is just part of His process for our lives.