The word of the Eternal, (or rather the word which came to Jeremiah from the Eternal, saying : Verse 2: "Arise and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause you to hear My words."
Pottery making was commonplace in Jerusalem, during the times of antiquity. Though no longer, so we can still today understand and relate to. God used this illustration to teach how He works with people. So there's a direct correlation and analogy of how a potter works with clay, how God works with people.
We all have a lot to learn. Whether we are going to be open to it, is a choice we have to make. Life has its unique ways, effective teachers, and interesting tools to teach us the things that are meant for us and we unknowingly implore upon to be taught to us, shown to us, be lead to. Lessons we must learn, remember and apply. They say : God is a potter and we are clay, being moulded by his mighty hand.
In my life too, there have been many people who have walked in and unknowingly made me think about myself. About who I am, about who I want to be, about my life, my love, my thoughts, what makes me.. me :)
