Rev. Cyril A. Stevens – Sermon 0139A recorded on February 17, 1980 teaching from Isaiah 64:8 – Thou Art Our Father; We Are the Clay, and Thou Our Potter; and We All Are the Work of Thy Hand.
Pastor Cyril A. Stevens explores the intimate relationship between the Creator and the created by examining the metaphor of the potter and the clay from Isaiah 64:8. He emphasizes that approaching God as a loving Father—or “Papa”—is a privilege reserved for those who have been redeemed through Christ and adopted into a divine inheritance. Stevens highlights man’s fragile and fallen state, comparing human righteousness to filthy rags and life to a fading leaf, which necessitates the skilful hand of the Potter to reshape the soul. Pastor Stevens concludes that true spiritual growth requires total submission to God’s molding process, urging believers to maintain a closeness that allows the Holy Spirit to transform their unseen virtues into vessels of purpose.