May 10, 2007
Psalm 51:10-12
Baked Clay
By Maggie Johnson
THOUGHT FOR TODAY: I will give you a new heart and put anew spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 37:26 (NIV)
When you were little, did you ever play with toy clay? My three brothers and I were constantly making sandwiches and people with the squishy stuff. One year we even made clay nativity sets for our family Christmas. The very last step of our creation was to bake the clay; otherwise, baby Jesus would fall apart. When we baked the clay, it got so hard that the only possible way to break it was to jump on it. And, believe me, we tried a few times. Has your heart ever been like baked clay? Has it been so hardened against God’s words that the only way to hear Him is to have Him jump on you? Because you have stepped away from daily conversations with Christ, this jumping can come as quite a shock. The breaking process can feel devastating at the time; painful beyond all description. But even in the midst of all that pain, you can feel touched, softened, and restored. When you have constant communication with God and keep your heart soft, He can mold you into anything He wants!
PRAYER: Father God, please mold my heart to Your will. Make me into what You want. Use me for what You want. I love You. Amen.
Bio: Maggie’s devotional, “Baked Clay”, won first place in the 2007 Writer’s Bloc Devotional Contest. RTF is grateful that she allowed us to share it.
Anonymous says:
Way to go Maggie!
-Lydia Rule
Jade W. says:
AWESOME! I love it, Maggie!
your friend,
Jade