Friday, January 15, 2010

Instruments in the Redeemers Hand

Over the past few days, I have been thinking about what it means to be God's instrument or vessel. According to one defintion, an instrument is a "means by which something is effected or done." There is a great parallel between being God's instrument and His servant. In fact, it is one in the same. Because I am His servant, then He is my Master. A servant has no right, to tell the master how he/she desires to be used.The servant's purpose is to be a "means" by which something is effected or done. Hmm? From the Scriptures I know that God is at work in and through us to accomplish His glory. This isn't egocentric of Him, but becasue He is the Master, He has all rights to use His creation, namely you and I, to accomplish His effected purpose.

It was once said that a human servant, goes to His master and asks him, "what do you want me to do?" and then he goes off and does it. While this should be true of a heavenly servant, it is different in that God works through us to accomplish His will. He just doesnt create us and tell us to go and do something, instead He goes with us. This is comforting for me, because in ministry I take great joy in being a vessel of the King. I know that I was created to love Him and to bring Him glory all the days of my life! However, the problem comes in, when I as a vessel want to be the Master. There are days when my desire is to do things selfishly, independently of the Master. When I do, there is trouble and heartache. But I thank God for being a committed Master. He who began a good work will complete it!! Oh that I would live as an instrument and trust the plan and the work of my Redeemer!!!

When Da Vinci created the Mona Lisa, spectators didn'tsay, 'mona lisa is great, she did a good job on herself." No, instead they marveled at the artist because of his creation.


My prayer is that as I live life as a 'mona lisa', people would marvel at my Creator.

Then 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.
Then the word of the LORD came to me saying,
"Can I not, O house of Israel, deal with you as this potter does?" declares the LORD. "Behold, like the clay in the potter's hand, so are you in My hand."
Jeremaih 18: 3-7
May we live moldable lives in the Fathers' hand, for His glory!