Exodus 29:1-37; Psalms 76:1-77:20; Acts 17:1-15
Every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. John 15:2 NKJV
He made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter. Jeremiah 18:4
…stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house 1 Kings 6:7
The husbandman’s pruning, the potter’s forming, or the craftsman’s chiseling upon our fragile beings is often difficult. But pruning’s severity, forming’s persistence, or sculpting’s forceful blows, are never more than we need or can bear as the Father’s loving hand conforms us to His beloved Son’s likeness. —David J Reed
My Jesus, as Thou wilt: O may Thy will be mine!
Into the hand of love, I would my all resign. —Benjamin Schmolk