ALLOWING GOD TO USE ME

Thinking of the life I've lived by my own ways, regret seeps in and tries to take hold, to break down and destroy my spirit. I thank God that He doesn't look back, that He looks forward to what will be, what can be, with a willing vessel.

Today's devotion follows yesterdays amazing study with a call to not remain stagnant and focused on the past. Moving forward and allowing God to use me, the flawed vessel that I am, and not trying to do it under my own power.

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

Earthen vessels... a vessel such as a pot or container used to contain something. A vessel that is made of dirt, that is to say it is like clay, as we were created from the dirt of the earth, but also has the understanding that this clay vessel can be broken. As human nature goes, we stumble and fall, often cracking or busting wide open. This scripture proves to us that God knows our flawed humanity, and while He does not condone our sin, He accepts that we are the flawed creations of a fallen nature. And as such, in His predestined knowledge, He accepts that. It is the contents of the vessel that He focus' on. We have to be full of Him, full of His Glory, His Spirit, His Power...to enable us to go forth and make a difference in this world. Even the most flawed vessel, when filled with the finest wine, can be used to serve a guest of honor. Sometimes we have to confess to ourselves that we are not the golden vessel... we are the dirt and water. We may not be the golden vessel, but when God needs us to fulfill His plan, we become the CHOSEN vessel. Praise God even in our flawed nature we can be chosen to serve.