"But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, ..."
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2020 7:57 pm
Baie van ons dink dat al God se beloftes en seëninge aan ons in Sy Woord, is net van toepassing op ons in die hiernamaals !!!"But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us." ~ 2 Corinthians 4:7 -
CHRIST IS THE TREASURE IN YOU
The verse tells us that we have “this treasure” in earthen vessels. Who is the treasure? Christ! Who are the earthen vessels here? You and I! Thank God the treasure is in the earthen vessels.
My friend, Christ the treasure is in you. So don’t get frustrated when you see your “earthiness.” You will always be “earthen” as long as you are in your mortal body, but remember that Christ the treasure is in you.
Should you lose your cool with your spouse or children, remember that Christ in you is your patience. When I feel impatient, I don’t pray, “Lord Jesus, give me patience...now!” No, I look to Jesus and I say, “Lord Jesus, I thank You that You are my patience.”
In my younger days and even when I first got married, I had a bad temper. I tried all sorts of anger management techniques, but I never got very far until I told God, “God, I am so frustrated trying to overcome my anger. I give up! I cannot. You can. I rest and depend on You.” Not too long after that, my wife commented, “You know, you have improved in the area of your temper.”
I thought about what she had said and realized that I was not even conscious of the change in me. When family members can see the patience of Christ manifesting through a naturally impatient person, God gets the glory.
Perhaps you are frustrated with your smoking and drinking habits. Or maybe you are discouraged by your feelings of jealousy, distrust, bitterness, depression and defeat. Don’t condemn yourself for being earthen. Don’t try to “cast out” your earthiness. Just realize that you have Christ the treasure in you.
The more you see that treasure in you, the more Christ’s brilliance shines forth in you. And in the midst of your earthiness, God gets the glory as you yourself are transformed from glory to glory (see 2 Corinthians 3:18)!
Dinge soos genesing van ons siektes - erge siektes soos kankers, ander ongeneeslike siektes, liggaamlike gebreke en noem maar op.
Voorsiening in ons behoeftes, verligting van finansiële laste, ens.
Kortom, net mooi alles wat ons lewens hier op aarde onaangenaam en ondraaglik maak.
Nou kyk nou wat leer ons hier direk uit God se Woord uit:
Anders gestel:"But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us." ~ 2 Corinthians 4:7
God se beloftes en seëninge aan ons is hier in ons aardse bestaanstyd daar vir ons, ons moet net besef dat: " ... you have Christ the treasure in you."Don’t try to “cast out” your earthiness. Just realize that you have Christ the treasure in you.
Dankie Jesus.
Amen.