Sharper Iron From Kfuo Radio

Rev. Dustin Beck, pastor at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Warda, TX; Rev. Jason M. Kaspar, pastor at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in La Grange, TX; and Rev. Nate Hill, pastor at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Winchester, TX, join host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Jeremiah 18:1-23. The LORD sends Jeremiah to the house of a potter to observe the way the potter worked and reworked his clay. The LORD then gives His Word to Jeremiah to interpret the object lesson. The LORD is the potter, and His people are the clay. He shapes as He sees fit, which He reveals in His Word of Law and Gospel. The LORD shapes those who repent according to His promise to build and plant them; He shapes those who refuse to repent according to His judgment to pluck them up and overthrow them. The people of Judah respond by clinging to their idolatry and autonomy, and the LORD responds with His Word of exasperation and judgment. The people respond in further rebellion by plotting against Jeremiah. The faithful prophet cries out to the L