Ten More Minutes

A parable of the cups. Sometimes when painting china and firing them in a kiln, the paint can come out chalky to the touch, and come off of the china. To a potter this is frustrating, but a mere ten more minutes in the heat of the kiln sets it properly.

We are like that in the Lord's hands. He is the master potter. He knows what we need to be all we can be. His timetable is not ours. Sometimes we might think we are all we can be, we have been heated and tested enough, but the Lord, the Master Potter knows more than we do.

Sometimes we need just ten more minutes.