1、Potter and Clay窯匠與泥土,耶利米 Jeremiah 18:1-17,I. Introduction 簡介,Please Read (請讀):,Jeremiah 18:1-17 耶利米書 18:1-17,II. The Potter and the clay窯匠與泥土(v.1-6; 創(chuàng) Gen 2:7; 3:19; 賽 Isa 29:16; 詩 Ps 103:13-14),“Can I not, O house of Israel, deal with you as this potter does?” declares the Lord. “Behold, like the c

2、lay in the potters hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel.” 耶和華說，以色列家阿，我待你們，豈不能照這窯匠弄泥麼以色列家阿，泥在窯匠的手中怎樣，你們在我的手中也怎樣.(v.6),Potter and Clay窯匠與泥土, We started out as dust, (創(chuàng) Genesis 2:7) 我們由地上的塵土造的. We end up as dust, (創(chuàng) Genesis 3:19) 我們要歸於塵土. God knows full well who we are and what we are like, (

3、詩 Psalm 103:13-14) 神完全認識我們是誰,像什么. Even clay can be made into something beautiful and useful (羅 Rom 9:21) 塵土能被造成美好與有用的東西. There is a world of difference between the potter and the clay, (賽 Isaiah 29:16) 窯匠與泥土有極大的不同.,詩篇 Psalm 103:13-14,13 Just as a father has compassion on his children, So the Lord ha

4、s compassion on those who fear Him. 14 For He Himself knows our frame; He is mindful that we are but dust. 13 父親怎樣憐恤他的兒女，耶和華也怎樣憐恤敬畏他的人14 因為他知道我們的本體，思念我們不過是塵土,賽 Isaiah 29:16,You turn things around! Shall the potter be considered as equal with the clay, That what is made would say to its maker, “He di

5、d not make me”; Or what is formed say to him who formed it, “He has no understanding”? 你們把事顛倒了，豈可看窯匠如泥麼被製作的物，豈可論製作物的說，他沒有製作我或是被創(chuàng)造的物論造物的說，他沒有聰明,III. On the Potters Wheel 在窯匠的輪子上(v.6, 12; 羅 Rom 9:21),Our lives are spinning out of our control 我們的生命像失控的輪子 The speed and movement of the wheel is controlle

6、d by the Potter 輪子的速度與運動是由窯匠控制的 What are you going to do when you understand Gods role in your life? 既然你明白了神在你生命中的角色, 你當如何回應? Let God be God! 讓神為神!,IV. In the Potters Hand 在窯匠的手中 (v.6-11; 賽 Isa 45:9; 羅 Rom 9:21; 提後 2 Tim 2:20-21), He is sovereign (祂完全掌管) He is purposeful (祂有目的) He knows what he is d

7、oing (祂清楚自己做什么) He is kind to the core (祂深有仁慈) He is unrelenting in his purpose (祂對目標不妥協(xié)) What are you going to do when you get it that God is sovereign? (你既知道神完全掌權,你要如何回應?) Let God be God! (讓神為神!),羅馬 Rom 9:21,Or does not the potter have a right over the clay, to make from the same lump one vessel f

8、or honorable use and another for common use? 窯匠難道沒有權柄，從一團泥裡拿一塊作成貴重的器皿，又拿一塊作成卑賤的器皿麼,V. Personal Response: Let God be God!個人回應: 讓神為神! (v.6; 提後 2 Tim 2:20-21; 羅 Rom 9:21),20 Now in a large house there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also vessels of wood and of earthenware, and some to honor and some to dishonor. 21 Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from these things, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified,