A Vessel of Honor
A Vessel of Honor
By Jacqueline Goodwin
Do you see yourself as a container, a receptacle, or a holder? If you said yes to one than you are saying yes to all three because all three are one in the same. A container, a receptacle, and a holder all holds past mistakes and negative critics of others. Well God has called you a vessel. There may have been periods or stages of your life where you have felt empty but these are the seasons that God is preparing you as a vessel to carry His knowledge forth to those who are lost, broken, and spiritually blind and abused. Yes, the process was painful but before the craftsman displays his masterpiece there are stages the clay must go through. The clay must be centered on the wheel before the craftsman can began his process. This is an essential step because if his clay is not centered when he starts to pull up the piece, it will be off balance, and he will fight the clay during the whole process. Just like the clay must be centered before the craftsman can start the process of creating a masterpiece women of God you must be centered in the will of God so that He may began the process of making you an honorable vessel to be used daily to bring other women over the obstacles of life and through the storms of life. 2 Timothy 2:20-22 states, 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.21 If 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
Next, the clay must be thrown down close to the center of the wheel so that it will stick well. As vessels we must stay close to God that no matter what trials, tribulations, and tests we are confronted with that we will never walk away from the presence of God. God said He will never leave you nor forsake you if you just stick to the will of God so that you will mature into a
By Jacqueline Goodwin
Do you see yourself as a container, a receptacle, or a holder? If you said yes to one than you are saying yes to all three because all three are one in the same. A container, a receptacle, and a holder all holds past mistakes and negative critics of others. Well God has called you a vessel. There may have been periods or stages of your life where you have felt empty but these are the seasons that God is preparing you as a vessel to carry His knowledge forth to those who are lost, broken, and spiritually blind and abused. Yes, the process was painful but before the craftsman displays his masterpiece there are stages the clay must go through. The clay must be centered on the wheel before the craftsman can began his process. This is an essential step because if his clay is not centered when he starts to pull up the piece, it will be off balance, and he will fight the clay during the whole process. Just like the clay must be centered before the craftsman can start the process of creating a masterpiece women of God you must be centered in the will of God so that He may began the process of making you an honorable vessel to be used daily to bring other women over the obstacles of life and through the storms of life. 2 Timothy 2:20-22 states, 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.21 If 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
Next, the clay must be thrown down close to the center of the wheel so that it will stick well. As vessels we must stay close to God that no matter what trials, tribulations, and tests we are confronted with that we will never walk away from the presence of God. God said He will never leave you nor forsake you if you just stick to the will of God so that you will mature into a