Sometimes folks give me really great compliments. Compliments like, “I’ve learned a lot from you.” And they are more than twice my age.
Sometimes I do really stupid things. Like promising things I actually can’t follow through on, or getting annoyed because someone is wasting my time.
Sometimes I stare at the trees for a bit, trying to decide if I am a wonderful person, or a monster.
Jesus sent some words to me one of these times. He said, “I have given you these treasures in an earthen vessel.”
It’s amazing how he explains things so well to me. It made perfect sense, with just that simple explanation.
This priceless treasure we hold, so to speak, in a common earthenware jar—to show that the splendid power of it belongs to God and not to us. We are handicapped on all sides, but we are never frustrated; we are puzzled, but never in despair. We are persecuted, but we never have to stand it alone: we may be knocked down but we are never knocked out! Every day we experience something of the death of the Lord Jesus, so that we may also know the power of the life of Jesus in these bodies of ours.
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