The next week is probably very stressful with all of the tests that teachers try to cram in on the last days of the week. Considering this, I just found something encouraging that I wanted to share.
My daily devotional takes Bible verses and expresses them in a way that can apply to our daily lives. A recent one bases the topic off of Isaiah 64:8, which is about the potter and the clay. My book used this verse to explain that the events of each day are placed there for a reason and we cannot control everything that happens to us.
I looked up some other commentaries of this verse and what it might have meant to those who lived during this time period. Some believe that the potter restores the clay and the clay cannot do it alone. Others believe that this relates directly to creation; God made us who we are and we are a piece of art. We can be made into anything that He wants us to be.
Looking through my devotional book, I found that verses in Isaiah were used a lot as the foundation for some of the writings. This just made me wonder if Isaiah could be a book of encouragement and hope.
Commentary
I find this site very helpful in the interpretation of confusing verses.
Allyson,
ReplyDeleteIn a way, all of the prophetic books were meant to encourage the Israelites--i.e., that even though things were bad, things would improve with God's help.