Have you ever got the feeling the Lord is calling you to witness to someone, or maybe teach a Sunday school class, or be involved in some other kind of ministry, and you just do not want to? I mean, you get all clammy, and light headed and you want to crawl in a hole somewhere? Maybe you just don’t feel worthy enough? And our first response is, ‘Who, me? Sorry, Lord, I think you got your addresses scrambled.’ Sometimes we feel like we are nothing but a clay pot, not worth a thing. We feel kind of ugly and awkward, and dusty from sitting on the shelf.
Gideon… poor guy! Talk about a very humble, maybe even humiliating character in the Bible. Well, at least at first. The Lord came to him while he was hiding out from the Midianites at the threshing floor. Amazing! The Lord called to Gideon as who he was going to be for the Lord, and not who he was. ‘…Thou mighty man of valour!’ Umm… Who, me?
The Lord seeks to use a humble servant. He loves to take what you were and make you what you will be in Him. A clay pot is exactly what He wants to use for His glory. He is constantly looking for those in whom He can show Himself strong. As believers, we have treasure inside of us that the world is desperately seeking. It is the gospel, the keys to life and death. If we hide the gospel, we only hide it from those who need it! The Lord commands that we shine in this dark world. We are earthen vessels.
So, how do we get what is inside of us out? Well, to take our earthen vessels and become broken vessels. To have a spirit that is humble and willing to serve the Lord. To come to Him in our weakness and let Him be our strength. Just to fall at His feet and admit that we need Him for the task at hand.
Oh, back to Gideon. He took his puny army of 300 and surrounded the camp of the enemy. All they had were trumpets, clay pots, and a flame. That’s it. But, in their willingness to do the work the Lord had called them to do, they blew those trumpets with all their might, broke their clay pots and the light shined out from them. The enemy was defeated that day. They were victorious doing nothing more than letting their light shine.
The Lord is calling each one of us to His service in one way or another. You can do this! Take heart! The Lord sees you victorious already! The Lord is with you wherever you go! Walk in victory today and fear not, thou mighty man of valour!
(Judges 6:12, 7:19, II Chron. 16:9, II Cor. 43-7, Josh 1:9, Matt. 5:16)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfL4LettVV0
Gideon… poor guy! Talk about a very humble, maybe even humiliating character in the Bible. Well, at least at first. The Lord came to him while he was hiding out from the Midianites at the threshing floor. Amazing! The Lord called to Gideon as who he was going to be for the Lord, and not who he was. ‘…Thou mighty man of valour!’ Umm… Who, me?
The Lord seeks to use a humble servant. He loves to take what you were and make you what you will be in Him. A clay pot is exactly what He wants to use for His glory. He is constantly looking for those in whom He can show Himself strong. As believers, we have treasure inside of us that the world is desperately seeking. It is the gospel, the keys to life and death. If we hide the gospel, we only hide it from those who need it! The Lord commands that we shine in this dark world. We are earthen vessels.
So, how do we get what is inside of us out? Well, to take our earthen vessels and become broken vessels. To have a spirit that is humble and willing to serve the Lord. To come to Him in our weakness and let Him be our strength. Just to fall at His feet and admit that we need Him for the task at hand.
Oh, back to Gideon. He took his puny army of 300 and surrounded the camp of the enemy. All they had were trumpets, clay pots, and a flame. That’s it. But, in their willingness to do the work the Lord had called them to do, they blew those trumpets with all their might, broke their clay pots and the light shined out from them. The enemy was defeated that day. They were victorious doing nothing more than letting their light shine.
The Lord is calling each one of us to His service in one way or another. You can do this! Take heart! The Lord sees you victorious already! The Lord is with you wherever you go! Walk in victory today and fear not, thou mighty man of valour!
(Judges 6:12, 7:19, II Chron. 16:9, II Cor. 43-7, Josh 1:9, Matt. 5:16)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfL4LettVV0
