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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE:  BREAK THE CLAY

A few days ago, I was praying and God said, “It’s time to break the clay.” I immediately thought about, how Gideon and his army broke the vessels and let the light shine. When the light burst forth, the enemy ran, because they were afraid of what the light represented. I thought God was wanting me to remind you it is time to shine your light.  

We are often referred to as clay on the potter’s wheel. Man was made from the dust of the earth. God formed us and planned our days before we are ever born.

Isaiah 64:8 But now, O Lord, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.

As I pondered it and prayed more into it. I thought about how we need to break our flesh, or the will of our flesh and allow God’s light to shine forth. It will take a lot of effort to break before the Lord. He wants us to set aside everything for him. God will put us on the potter’s wheel and make us more useful vessels. If we are willing clay.

People in the world do not want others to see them as weak. They wear false toughness. When we can get before God in a quiet way, we can show him the real us. If we can just allow our persona and how people perceive us to fall away. Just break our clay and be real, letting God shine out of us. We could accomplish great things for the kingdom of God. Imagine if we were all shining our light and there was unity. God is going to bring unity by breaking the clay.

Both of those were good thoughts and I decided to share them with you. It is important to let our light shine. It is even more important to draw closer to God by tearing down our flesh or breaking the clay. Digging deep to allow God to mold and shape the real me and the real you.

As I prayed over the weekend, I realized it was a warning to the lukewarm church and those who know the truth of God, but will not yield. It is a warning for us all to check our lives and make sure we are walking as God would desire. Praying and asking him to search our hearts and reveal any hidden thing. It is a warning for those who know the truth but want to do church their own way. God is weary and judgment is beginning at the house of God. We have already seen some mega church leaders fall because of corruption and perversion. It breaks my heart and I am sure it breaks the heart of God. There are more that will fall for disobedience and refusal to repent.

How does judgment align with breaking of clay? It goes back to the story of the prodigal son and how his father ran to him. He had been looking for him to return so he could reach him before the rest of their village. Although it was considered undignified for a man of his wealth and status to run, he didn’t care he wanted to reach his son and restore him.

In ancient Jewish culture there was a ceremony called Kezazah. This was a public cutting off of ties from the village. It was normally performed when a son would take his inheritance and waste it by living wildly among the gentiles. If the son tried to return the village would break clay pots at his feet, as an outward act of saying you no longer are a part of our community. It was an outward act of shame and rejection. It was irreversible.

Some have gone too far, they have rejected God’s calling too many times. It is a hard thing to say. These people have taken the name of God and used it to build their vast wealth. They have taken advantage of the vulnerable who trusted them.  They do not live for God, they only pretend to be godly while they live like the world, deep in perversion and sin.

God has warned them and tried to deal with their hearts to turn and repent. But they have chosen to worship satan and his ways. So, God is turning his back on them and allowing them to have their choice, but the perversion and manipulation of the body of Christ will no longer be tolerated by God.

He is breaking off ties with them, by breaking the clay. He will not run to their rescue any longer. Some say God is loving and would not turn his back on those who pretend to be Christians, who pretend to do good.

Prov 1:23-27 Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.  24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; 25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: 26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; 27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

Prov 1:28-32 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: 29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord: 30 They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof. 31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. 32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

You can be sure God is long suffering, he has given these people many, many, many opportunities to do the right thing. We should not fear the wrath of God if we are trying to do the right thing.

Proverbs 1:33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

As children of God we have no reason to fear, he will protect us and keep us safe. But for those who are children of the devil, God will not tolerate but for a little while until they reject his last call. Then he will break the clay.

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Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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