What The Clay Can Do With The Potter
"The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words. Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels. 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. Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel." (Jeremiah 18:1-6)

"Recently I talked with a woman who has a broken home and a broken life. Is God through with her? Absolutely not. He is patient and willing to rework the marred clay. Is He through with us when we make a failure of our lives? Oh, no. He is not through with us-that is, if the clay will yield to Him. All that is necessary is the clay yielding to the Potter. He paid the price for the field. It's a field of blood. You may look back on your life and say, "Oh, what a failure! I don't think God could ever use me." My friend, He is working with those broken pieces today, and He will work with you if you'll let Him. He has already paid the price for your redemption. You can't make anything out of yourself for Him, and I can't either, but He can take us and put us on the wheel of circumstance and shape us into a vessel of honor. We are the clay. He is the Potter." - J. Vernon McGee