The Potter and the pot...

This week in one of my devotions (this one by Mark Lowry), a couple of sentences just jumped out at me: "And you’ve got to start agreeing with God. You were worth dying for. How do I know? Because God said so. And who are we to disagree with God? The pot doesn't get to tell the Potter what the pot is worth...The Potter tells the pot what the pot is worth. The pot doesn't get a vote..." It is very humbling to think that God thought me worthy of sending His only begotten Son to die for me. God loves me - sinful, overweight, unworthy me. In a world where the media is constantly promoting "the beautiful people" as a benchmark, how amazing to digest the highlighted text above. God has determined our worth - not society and not we ourselves. The Potter (God) determined each of us (the pots) to be so valuable that He would send Jesus to die for us. I cannot even comprehend such love, I must just accept it. I cannot imagine sacrificing my husband, my children or my grandbabies so that others could live. In humbleness and gratitude, I must live my life daily remembering the value The Potter gave me. I must share what The Potter said with others. Do you realize your worth to God? I pray we all will live our lives acknowledging The Potter, His words, and the price He paid for us.