Recovery Meditations

Search for the word “time” or “right time” in the Bible and you’ll come up with instructions about speaking, working, blessing, and even worship.

The leaves have changed and most have fallen. Days have shortened considerably from long and sunny summer hours.

Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy.

My Mother is visiting me. Some of you reading this have met her.

For a number of days we've been reflecting on the lovely story of the potter working with clay.

He said, “Can I not do with you, Israel, as this potter does?

As we look at this lovely story of the potter working with clay, we want to focus on the phrase, "then the word of the Lord came to me.

What’s gone wrong in your life? What have you done with it?

This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: “Go down to the potter’s house, and there I will give you my message.

Yesterday, as we looked at this lovely story of a potter making a clay pot, we noticed that Jeremiah listened for God's word, obeyed what he was told, and because of that people for thousands of years have been blessed.

We're looking at a beautiful story about a potter making a clay pot.

I have this special clay mug. It's huge -- about 6 inches across.