Clay Pots

Clay Pots

[2Cor 4:7]

Have you ever wondered why the Lord didn’t change our vile bodies (Phil. 3:21) at salvation to go along with the miraculous transformation that took place in our hearts? This verse gives us one answer.

2 Corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.

The earthen vessels that Paul was writing about are our physical bodies. This is a metaphor to compare the relative worthlessness of our bodies to the matchless value of Christ in us. Our bodies are like clay pots that contain the precious treasure of Christ. This figure of speech is not saying that our bodies are worthless, a few verses later Paul says that our body is the temple (a lavishly furnished, holy place) of the Holy Spirit (2 Cor. 6:16).

God didn’t want anyone mistaking the power that flows through us as being our own. He wanted full credit for this new life.

It glorifies the Lord when His power is expressed through ordinary people. Those who notice have to say it’s God and not the person doing the works (1 Cor. 1:27).

My Confession:

It is not what I am, but who I have! I am inadequate in myself… (2 Cor. 3:5-6).

It is not just about tools and procedures… it is about a close relationship!

If I minister healing to you and you receive a miracle, you will give God the glory, because God did it through me. I am just as human as you.

God bless you my friend,

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