“These were the potters and
those who dwell in Netaim (Plants) and Gederah (Hedges); there they dwelt with
the king for his work.”
Our new farm demands great physical effort. Our hands are grimy from the soil and our work
clothes bear evidence of the tasks performed.
This path we are on to support the winter ministry in the Bahamas is far
from what the world would consider ‘glamorous.’
But it is where the Lord led us and it is where we meet the Lord,
everyday. This devotion by Charles
Spurgeon was demonstrably apropos for us and I could not resist sharing it with
you. Whatever your work of faith, glamorous or seemingly menial, if you
serve Jesus, you will dwell with the King.
“Potters were the very highest grade of workers, but
"the king" needed potters, and therefore they were in royal service,
although the material upon which they worked was nothing but clay. We, too, may
be engaged in the most menial part of the Lord's work, but it is a great
privilege to do anything for "the king"; and therefore we will abide
in our calling, hoping that, "although we have lien among the pots, yet
shall we be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with
yellow gold." The text tells us of those who dwelt among plants and
hedges, having rough, rustic, hedging and ditching work to do. They may
have desired to live in the city, amid its life, society, and refinement, but
they kept their appointed places, for they also were doing the king's work. The
place of our habitation is fixed, and we are not to remove from it out of whim
and caprice, but seek to serve the Lord in it, by being a blessing to those
among whom we reside. These potters and gardeners had royal company, for
they dwelt "with the king" and although among hedges and plants, they
dwelt with the king there. No lawful place, or gracious occupation,
however mean, can debar us from communion with our divine Lord. In visiting
hovels, swarming lodging-houses, workhouses, or gaols, we may go with the
king. In all works of faith we may count upon Jesus' fellowship. It is when
we are in His work that we may reckon upon His smile. Ye unknown workers who
are occupied for your Lord amid the dirt and wretchedness of the lowest of the
low, be of good cheer, for jewels have been found upon dunghills ere now,
earthen pots have been filled with heavenly treasure, and ill weeds have been
transformed into precious flowers. Dwell ye with the King for His work, and
when He writes His chronicles your name shall be recorded.” (Charles Spurgeon)[1]
May you grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ.
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