One of the hardest places people find themselves in the decision making process of whether to allow Christ to become their Lord and Savior is the control factor. We in our fallen nature want to be in control of our lives. The enemy tells us that if we don’t have the Lord as our Savior we can live out our own lives, which is a complete LIE!!! We will live either for God or for the evil one. That being said the enemy has subtly also made His way into the mind of believers by saying that once we accept Christ we have salvation and we can continue living our lives. No, please do not be mistaken, either we will be vessels for God’s glory or vessels for the evil one’s glory. We did not create ourselves, therefore we cannot truly control what our original purpose was meant for. The clay cannot tell the potter what it desires to be. The clay can only be obedient as the potter shapes and molds it into his desired purpose. The more the clay fights the more pressure the potter has to use in order to conform it to the image he desires for it. There are many vessel in the body of Christ, based on our obedience we can be vessels of pure gold and silver or of wood and clay. We can choose to be vessels of honor such as Joseph or those of dishonor meant to teach others lessons of what not to do such as Samson. Choose this day, that we will be a vessel of honor that will bring God glory!!! Be Encouraged!!! Have a wonderful life of being a vessel God can Use on purpose!!!!!
Isaiah 29
13 The Lord says:
“These people come near to me with their mouth
and honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
Their worship of me
is based on merely human rules they have been taught.[b]
14 Therefore once more I will astound these people
with wonder upon wonder;
the wisdom of the wise will perish,
the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish.”
15 Woe to those who go to great depths
to hide their plans from the LORD,
who do their work in darkness and think,
“Who sees us? Who will know?”
16 You turn things upside down,
as if the potter were thought to be like the clay!
Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it,
“You did not make me”?
Can the pot say to the potter,
“You know nothing”?
Isaiah 64
8 Yet you, LORD, are our Father.
We are the clay, you are the potter;
we are all the work of your hand.
9 Do not be angry beyond measure, LORD;
do not remember our sins forever.
Oh, look on us, we pray,
for we are all your people.
2 Timothy 2
15Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
16But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
17And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
18Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.
19Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
20But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.
21If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.
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