Here’s a quick application from my reading in Jeremiah the other day.

The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: “Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will let you hear my words.” So I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was working at his wheel. And the vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter’s hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to do. (Jeremiah 18.1 – 4, ESV)

The most obvious observation is that I can hear from God anywhere! I don’t have to be “in church” or even “having my prayer time,” as important as both of those things are. 

The second observation is that I should be observant, looking for lessons, looking for God’s truth wherever it is. (I have one in mind to share, maybe tomorrow.)

I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense, and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns, the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction. A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man. (Proverbs 24.30 – 34, ESV)