Vessels of Clay

UV 4127/10000 Vessels of Clay Stop regarding man, whose breath ( of life ) is in his nostrils ( for so little time); For why should he be esteemed? Isaiah 2 v 22 This uni-verse states that man being mortal and vulnerable should not be revered, respected, esteemed. Such reverence, respect and esteem belongs only to the Lord. We should realize how small, vulnerable, fallible each of us is and desist from being in awe of human accomplishment, talent, riches, position, beauty, power, strength or wisdom for we are like a mere wisp of breath in comparison with the infinite and eternal Creator and Redeemer. We are to utterly humble ourselves before the Lord and be in awe of His wisdom, His power, His greatness, His love, His mercy. When we do so, we empty ourselves of vanity, pride, arrogance, ego with all the attendant ills. We are not to be full of ourselves but empty ourselves out so that the grace of Christ fills us and our cup is full of His grace, His power, His wisdom. We need to remind ourselves often of the scripture that says that we are like the grass that is here today and gone tomorrow, the flowers that fade. In our weakness is His strength displayed, in our folly, His wisdom, in our inadequacies, His power. We are vessels and in order to be vessels fit for the King of Kings to use, we need to understand our purpose, our limitations as human beings and as individuals. We are broken vessels, clay pots with cracks not proud golden vessels. The Lord’s love, power, wisdom and grace need to ooze through the pores of this earthen vessel. As earthen vessels, we contain the treasures of the love, wisdom and glory of the Lord. The more we yield ourselves to the Spirit of God, the more the Lord can use us. Every day, however some trash also tries to creep into us and we need to be aware and request the Holy Spirit to cleanse us with water( the word) from the inside. Faith is the golden vein that heals, mends, repairs the cracks in us. We are to overflow with the anointing, love, grace and mercy of the Lord.