2 Timothy 2:20-21, "Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for honorable use, some for dishonorable. Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work."
This was the verse that Bro. Daryl used last night during the message. It was another one of those "A-Ha" moments. I have read it before but have never made the application that he showed us last night.
Here it is broken down...as you read it, take evaluation of your heart. What kind of vessel are you? What kind of vessel do you want to be? You, if you are a Child of God, ARE one of these types of vessels.
"Now in a great house..." that is your church, the family of God.
"vessels" that's you and me.
"gold and silver" or "wood and clay," that is useful or unuseful. Honorable or dishonorable. Obviously vessels of gold and silver are more honorable to the Lord, it is more valuable to the Kingdom.
I want to be valuable to the Church, to the body of Christ, to my family of believers. Am I? Sometimes I don't feel so valuable. It's easy to get caught up in measuring your value by what others think. But that's not where I should measure. Am I serving God? Do I love the Lord? Am I using the gifts and the fruits of the Spirit that God gave me? Am I ready for every good work? Or do I withhold kindness? Do I flee from irrelevant and sinful situations? From foolish and ignorant arguments?
If you catch yourself being a vessel of wood and clay, don't give up yet. The verse also says that you can cleanse yourself from the dishonorable. Take time to evaluate your life, to purify yourself from the inside out. A vessel of honor will have a cleansed life, useful, prepared, equipped, gentle manner, and compassionate. That's so much better than the alternative.
Trying to be a vessel of gold and silver,
Krista
This was the verse that Bro. Daryl used last night during the message. It was another one of those "A-Ha" moments. I have read it before but have never made the application that he showed us last night.
Here it is broken down...as you read it, take evaluation of your heart. What kind of vessel are you? What kind of vessel do you want to be? You, if you are a Child of God, ARE one of these types of vessels.
"Now in a great house..." that is your church, the family of God.
"vessels" that's you and me.
"gold and silver" or "wood and clay," that is useful or unuseful. Honorable or dishonorable. Obviously vessels of gold and silver are more honorable to the Lord, it is more valuable to the Kingdom.
I want to be valuable to the Church, to the body of Christ, to my family of believers. Am I? Sometimes I don't feel so valuable. It's easy to get caught up in measuring your value by what others think. But that's not where I should measure. Am I serving God? Do I love the Lord? Am I using the gifts and the fruits of the Spirit that God gave me? Am I ready for every good work? Or do I withhold kindness? Do I flee from irrelevant and sinful situations? From foolish and ignorant arguments?
If you catch yourself being a vessel of wood and clay, don't give up yet. The verse also says that you can cleanse yourself from the dishonorable. Take time to evaluate your life, to purify yourself from the inside out. A vessel of honor will have a cleansed life, useful, prepared, equipped, gentle manner, and compassionate. That's so much better than the alternative.
Trying to be a vessel of gold and silver,
Krista
