Journey--Grow - Submitting to the Potter

Isaiah 45:9-12 | “What sorrow awaits those who argue with their Creator. Does a clay pot argue with its maker? Does the clay dispute with the one who shapes it, saying, ‘Stop, you’re doing it wrong!’ Does the pot exclaim, ‘How clumsy can you be?’ How terrible it would be if a newborn baby said to its father, ‘Why was I born? or if it said to its mother, ‘Why did you make me this way?’” This is what the Lord says— the Holy One of Israel and your Creator: “Do you question what I do for my children? Do you give me orders about the work of my hands? I am the one who made the earth and created people to live on it. With my hands I stretched out the heavens. All the stars are at my command.

• Do you ever question God as the Potter who shapes you and your purpose? About what or why not? 

• According to Isaiah 45, why aren’t God’s people permitted to argue with God in this way? 

• Isaiah 45:9 begins by saying sorrow awaits those who argue with their Creator. What does this mean? What sorrow might this type of struggle create? 

• Have you ever been guilty of giving God orders about your ‘shape’ (abilities, giftings, purpose, etc.)? If so, spend some time repenting about that today. If not, spend some time thanking God for His wisdom in how He has shaped and purposed you.