Dirty Clay - Isaiah 61-66

I'm not much of an artist. I doubt if I could make anything recognizable out of clay. But thankfully God can. In 64:8 we read that God is the potter and we are the clay. But, it's not like we are quality clay! I assume great artist get to work with the best clay. However, a few verses before verse 8 the writer describes our righteousness as filthy rags. We are dirty clay. Yet God can and does create great works with dirty clay. What a rejoicing fact of life. We are a dirty and a useless and a simple lump of clay and yet God produces a great work in us with His hands. I rejoice in the work He has done in my life as I show everyday why I am not worthy of such grace. God takes each lump and makes it what He wants. It may not always be what we want. But it is what God wants. He can take the dirtiest piece of clay and make it into a great master piece. The worst the clay the more God can do a work in the life. This is why we are to spend time glorifying God. He deserves our praise because without Him we are but lumpy, dirty piles of useless clay. Rejoice today in what He is making you.