Psalms 69:5 “O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.”
As created creatures we are at the mercy of our Creator. The
thing created can never make demands of the one creating it. God asked this
question, “Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make
one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?” Romans 9:21 Does the
vessel maker do as He pleases with the clay? Then, God went on to ask another question, “And
that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which
he had afore prepared unto glory, Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews
only, but also of the Gentiles?” Romans
9:23 – 24 Then the Lord compared this vessel making to people, therefore, it
must be concluded that the “Vessels” that the Lord was talking about were
people because He said Jews and Gentiles meaning they were the people in this
world. God was asking doesn’t He as Creator have the right to make His created
vessels as He chooses? He can make one unto honor and another unto dishonor if
He chooses, as He chooses. God can create one vessel to be Abraham and another
to be Satan if He chooses. People, and sometimes Christians believe that God
somehow owes them something, some believe God should make them happy in life
and let no bad come to them. So, let me ask a question, what exactly does God owe
us? If God was to give people what they deserve they would all have been
created vessels of dishonor, because we were all born in dishonor. The Psalmist
wrote, “Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive
me.” Psalms 51:5 This is true of every single soul ever born apart from
Jesus the Son of God. When God said He created some vessels of honor He meant
He would make them vessels of honor by His mercy and grace. Please understand,
God created two souls, Adam and Eve, every other soul was born in sin. God
created Adam and Eve as “upright” souls, they became sinful when they disobeyed
God. There is no question that God hates sin, but God also hates the workers of
sin or sinners. “The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all
workers of iniquity.” Psalms 5:5 Therefore, let us understand that God
is not obligated to love no one, He did not have to create any vessels of honor
at all. Anything God does for mankind is strictly by mercy and grace. So, those
vessels that God elected to make vessels of honor are made or created by God’s
gracious hands, so to speak. Listen to God when not only did He save us by
grace and not of works, but He also said, “For we are his workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we
should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10 This is His creating us His vessels of
honor. While we were born sinners, God by His “workmanship, creation” made
us what He wanted us to be in life before the creation of the world. Therefore,
the Apostle Paul wrote these words, “by the grace of God I am what I am”
1 Cor. 15:10 We must understand that everything God gives is a gift of grace,
not a merit payment. We are sinners, even if God makes us vessels of honor, we
are still sinners. We must be honest with God and ask His forgiveness of our
sins because He knows them. He knows our foolishness, and our sins are open to
Him, but through grace He forgives our sins and our foolishness. God doesn’t
have to forgive us; He chooses too because He is a merciful and gracious
Creator. The Psalmist pleaded with the Lord in, Psalms 51:9 - 12 "Hide
thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Create in me a clean
heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy
presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation;
and uphold me with thy free spirit." He knows God did not owe him anything,
he was asking God for grace. God knows our foolishness; He sees everything and
knows even our thoughts. But He chooses to forgive us. So, no matter where the
Lord leads us it is what the Potter has ordained for us, let us all walk in
that ordained path thanking God, He chose it for us, no matter what road the
path is. God knows what our needs are, and He will supply those needs, making
demands of God will only get you a no answer for your requested demands. Let us remember
in hard and needful times as the Psalmist did, “Gracious is the LORD, and
righteous; yea, our God is merciful. The LORD preserveth the simple: I was
brought low, and he helped me. Psalms 116:5 – 6
