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When the Vessel Is Marred and Remade

Times Of Refreshing Daily Devotional                                                       

Date: Tuesday, 5 May 2026

Topic: The Making of a Vessel (3)

Focus: When the Vessel Is Marred and Remade


🔥Theme:

How God shapes people for purpose


📖 Key Verse:
Yet you, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.”Isaiah 64:8


Devotional:

There are moments when the shaping process does not go as expected. Jeremiah watched the potter working with clay, and the vessel became marred in his hands. Instead of discarding it, the potter reshaped it into something new. In life, there are seasons when things feel like they have gone wrong—mistakes, failures, detours, or broken moments that seem to ruin the process. You may feel like the vessel is damaged. Like something has been lost. But God does not throw away what He is forming. He reshapes.

So, beloved, what looks like failure to you is not final in God’s hands. He has the ability to take what was marred and remake it into something even more aligned with His purpose. Your story is not over because something went wrong. You are still in the hands of the Potter. Stay Refreshed!


📖 Scripture Reading:

  • Jeremiah 18:4 — The vessel marred and remade
  • Romans 8:28 — God works all things for good
  • Philippians 1:6 — God completes His work

💧 Refreshing for the Day:

God can reshape what feels broken.


Note This:

🫒 God does not discard vessels—He remakes them.


🛡️ Responsibility:

Surrender your past mistakes and broken moments to God and trust Him to reshape your story.


🙏 Prayer:

Father, take every broken part of my life and reshape it according to Your purpose. Help me trust that nothing in my life is wasted in Your hands. In Jesus’ name, Amen!


🔥 Prophetic Declaration:

God is remaking my life. Every broken place is being reshaped into purpose and beauty. In Jesus’ name, Amen!


As always, thank you for reading and until next time. May today’s Times of Refreshing refresh, encourage and empower you! For previous devotionals, please visit: www.thefountspring.org

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Obiorah, Emeka Prince is a Gospel Servant, an author, a counsellor, a teacher and a minister of the Word. He is a versatile writer and a blogger. He has written many articles published online. He is a member of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal of Nigeria, (CCRN). He is the author of Times of Refreshing Online Daily Devotional, a daily online devotional that was borne out of the inspiration and direction of the Holy Spirit. It ushers fresh breath into the souls of men, while refreshing and nourishing his spiritual wellbeing. He is the Founder and the Chairman Board of Trustee of The Fount Spring Empowerment Foundation, a non-governmental Organization formed to be a source of help to humanity towards empowering the people. He is happily married to Vivian and proud father to Testimony and Thanksgiving.