Vessels of Earth

As much as it is pleasing to ourselves to be good at something, to be seen as skilled, I believe sometimes God puts us where we feel least comfortable. This He does in order that we might glorify His Son. It is often in our failure, and inability that His victory and His power are most clearly shown.

1 Cor 1:17 says Christ sent Paul out to preach the Gospel, but not with "verbal eloquence, lest the cross of Christ should be deprived of force and emptied of its power and rendered vain."

2 Cor 3:5 says we are not fit in of ourselves, but that from God we get power, ability, and sufficiency.

2 Cor 4:7 says we posses the precious treasure of the Gospel in "vessels of earth" that the grandeur and exceeding greatness of the power may be shown to be from God and not from ourselves. Our flesh bodies (these vessels of earth) are earthly and fallible. They are broken and decaying.

It is my prayer that this vessel can be of some use to the Lord. That I can work good in the world for His purpose.