“Woe to him who strives with him who formed him, a pot among earthen pots! Does the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’ or ‘Your work has no handles’?
Isaiah 45:9
Lord, I often look at what You have done in my life and how You have caused things to work out, and wonder why You have created me as a pot with no handles? In the heat of my trials, I indeed feel like I am created hot and untouchable with no way for others to grab hold and remove me from the fire. Though those who love me may desire to do so, there is nothing with which they can grasp, so they are forced to watch while I go through. Many times in that situation I shake my fist and cry out to You asking why have You created me so, feeling abandoned and by myself. Yet, today I realize that I am not alone. I have never been left to my own devices. As I reflect upon my journey, I can see that though the pot is too hot for everyone else, it is not hot for You. In Your wisdom You have created me so that I cannot look first to the help of others to remove me from the heat of the moment. Your desire is for me to look to You first. Yes, You have given me others to provide aid. But You have declared You are my help. You are for me and have created me to rely on You. It is Your desire for me to find my relief in You. Remind me today to look to You first when I am going through. Grant me peace in knowing that You have made me this way that I might seek You first in all circumstances. I am Your pot without handles, fit enough for Your grip. You, and only You, can remove me from the heat of the moment. I look to You to finish Your work in me to Christ’s glory. Amen.