Vessels of Honor

      
Hello friendly People,
    To be in the potters hands is a very fascinating adventure. Yes, at times very painful but when you ponder His touch in you; His careful and precise shaping of your character and gifting, it is all worth it. When our prospective  becomes a determined trust in God and His word, then the journey becomes invigorating and a welcomed challenge. Grateful people, who are honored to be called by God, will allow Him to chisel away at them and remain faithful and fruitful, year after year.  




Romans 9
V13 Just as it is written: "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated."
V14 What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Not at all!
V15 For He says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion."
V16 So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy.
V17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: "I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth."
V18 Therefore God has mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.
V19 One of you will say to me: "Then why does God still blame us? For who resists His will?"
V20 On the contrary, But who are you, O man, who answers back to God? "Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, "Why did you make me like this?" 
V21 Does not the potter have the right over the clay, to make from the same lump one vessel for honorable use, and another for common use? 
  


2 Timothy 2
V19 Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal,"The Lord knows those who are His ," and, :Let everyone who names the name of the Lord abstain from wickedness."
V20 Now in a large house there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also vessels of wood and of earthenware, and some to honor and some to dishonor.
V21 Therefore, if a man cleanses himself from these things, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work. 
V22 Now flee from youthful lusts, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.




1 Peter 5
V6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that He may lift you up in due time.
V7 Cast all your anxiety on Him for He cares for you.
V8 be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
V9 resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings.
V10 And the God of all grace who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will Himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
V11 To Him be the power for ever and ever, Amen.   




                    Never give up! Never give in!