“And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.” Jeremiah 18:4

We are all marred by sin. It is sin that makes us feel damaged, less than perfect, unattractive, useless, disfigured, and scarred. Sin impairs and spoils our vision of what God has planned for our lives. That is why He lovingly crushes us and puts us back on the wheel for remolding.

If anyone knows the marred life it is me. It seems that I have been on the potter’s wheel more than I have been off. My history is certainly less than perfect. Name a Ten Commandment and I will give you an example of just how marred my past (and possibly present) is.

As a young child I was very curious. This curiosity led…