EARTHEN VESSELS
2 Corinthians 4:7-10
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed— always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.
Encouraging Words
Once again we are reminded that our specialness, the greatness that comes from us, is not something that we do or are. We are only clay pots made from the dirt of the earth. What makes us special and good in the sight of our Lord is that which He has put in these vessels. First of all, He breathed His image into these clay pots. Then He became a clay pot Himself as Jesus became incarnate. Finally, He fills us with His Holy Spirit when we became His children through our baptism and chrismation. It is because of Him that we can withstand the pressure from the world around us and not feel despair or the feeling of being forsaken or destroyed. Glory be to God!
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