"But we have this treasure in earthen vessels." 2 Corinthians 4:7
Do not be surprised if you feel that in yourself you are but an
earthen vessel�if you are made deeply and daily sensible of your frail body. Do not be surprised if your clay house is often
tottering�if sickness sometimes assails your mortal tabernacle�if in your flesh there dwells no good thing; if your soul often cleaves to the dust�and if you are unable to retain a sweet sense of God's goodness and love. Do not be surprised nor startled at the corruptions of your depraved nature�at the depth of sin in your carnal mind�at the vile abominations which lurk and work in your deceitful and desperately wicked heart. Bear in mind that it is the will of God that this heavenly treasure which makes you
rich for eternity, should be lodged in an earthen vessel.
We have ever to feel our native weakness�and that without
Christ we can do nothing�that we may be clothed with humility, and feel ourselves the chief of sinners, and less than the least of all saints. We thus learn to prize the heights, breadths, lengths, and depths of the love of Christ, who stooped so low to raise us up so high!
(LITV) But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the excellence of the power may be of God, and not from us;
I have heard this Scripture spoken about by some people,on the radio,the bube tube,and even when people gather Sunday mornings,yet not one of them has ever spoken about the need for the vessel to being broken in order for the treasure to be brought forth.
Do we remember the alabaster jar which held the fragrant perfume that was poured upon Messiah;The perfume could never have been used without the jar being broken.
So too people need to be broken in order for the Gospel to be going forth.
Mar 14:3 And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.
There is a song which so called christians sing,one of the vereses talks about
brokeness is what i long for,i find that to be a lie,as most people do not want to be broken,they just want to be coddled,and told how good they think they are.
It is the Will of GOD Almighty to brake a person according to His Grace and purpose.
Brokenness, brokenness is what I long for
Brokenness is what I need (gotta be broken)
Brokenness, brokenness is what
You want for me, for me
So, take my heart and mold it
Too many false teachings and unbiblical things have been brought to the people, and because they are not being Discipled and are not being taught
how to read the Word of GOD for themselves they just believe whatever the person up front tells them.
