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Jeremiah 10:16 (NIV)

He who is the Portion of Jacob is not like these, for he is the Maker of all things, including Israel, the people of his inheritance— the Lord Almighty is his name.

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The Hebrew word for “create” is bara. This word expresses the fact that God created the world from nothing. Everything he made was new and perfect. In Genesis 2:7, we read that the Lord God formed man from the dust of the earth. The word translated “formed” is the Hebrew word, yatsar.

 God is the yatsar, the Maker of all things. This word describes a potter at his wheel, hands-on, forming, and shaping the clay into his work of art. The word describes a personal touch. God is intimately involved with his creation. He is the Maker, the yatsar, of all things.

Maybe you are convinced that God is distant. You feel that he is hands-off, standing in the background, unwilling or unable to get involved in your life. Nothing could be farther from the truth. He is a God who is near, working intimately in the circumstances of your life. He is yatsar, the potter who is forming you into a priceless vessel to be used for his eternal purposes. God loves you so much that he sent his Son to die for you on the cross so he could call you his child.

Father,

Thank you for stooping down to be involved in my life. Thank you that, through Jesus, I can have an eternal relationship with you. Thank you for your love and work in my life. Thank you for being the Maker of all things.

In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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