Hands of the Potter

Caedmon’s Call has always had a wonderful effect on me.  I saw them live in Jeff DeVerter’s Rivendell, in Houston, TX, studio before they were big time.  They are probably one of my favorite bands of all time.  Houston is digging out and I joined them yesterday and today.  My new church, Cypress Bible Church is without power so the staff are going around and helping folks clean up the debris for those in need.  I hope to have some pictures up soon to show you some of the devastation.

As I was raking my father in laws yard today, I was listening to the Hands of the Potter and was profoundly impacted by the words.  Are there any songs that impact you every time you listen to them?  This one ranks up there for me.

Here are the words and after reading them you should listen to it.  I always think of my good friend Dale West (who is in Heaven now).  God is not done with me yet…

Lord if i’m the clay
Then i’ve been left out in the sun
Cracked and dry, like the mud from the sty
Still clinging to the prodigal son

And I’ll be on my way back home
Yes i’m on my way back home 

I love how the song goes through the process a Potter takes in defining clay into something of the Potter’s own thinking and for his purposes.  Some for noble purposes and some for ignoble purposes.  The value is in the Hands of the Potter not in the clay.

Where does God have you?

• Do you feel left out in the Sun?
• Do you feel like the Living Water is flowing?
• Do you feel like you are on God’s spinning wheel?