Good Morning Sunshine! The Glory Is In The Jar! 

2 Corinthians 4:7 ~ “But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.”

You have been given a gift from God, and it is to be used for the good of others and for the Glory of God, that’s it, plain and simple! And because of the Glory you should be compelled to do good for God! And because of the gift on the inside of you, you will be persuaded to do your best at whatever you do because of the Glory of God that is on the inside of you! 

So how do you show that you are responsible for the gift? The evidence lies in the Word of God that you embody due to your encounter with Him. Experience has taught us that we are all different, but the Glory of God is the same for all of us! For it is God who creates and sustains the world and everything in it including you and me. You have a responsibility to thank and honor God in the way that you use your abilities that He gave you, not only for God’s honor, but also for the good of those around you! You are totally responsible to use the gift that God gave you for His Glory! 

The Word of God says, “As each has received a gift, employ it for one another as good stewards of God’s varied grace . . . Whoever renders service, as one who renders it by the strength which God supplies, in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ.” 1 Peter 4:10-11. These two verses should be your standing scriptures as you do the work that God called you to do! See God’s Hand at work, you received a gift, God is gracing you with the ability to complete it, but you have to do your part, it’s your job to employ it, and who are you doing it for, it’s for the good of others and for the Glory of God! 

This should be personal for you; God has put a gift on the inside of a clay jar for His Glory! Don’t miss this special manifestation of God’s Grace in you which can help other people in their life of faith and will honor God all at the same time! The gifts are not just for the pastor, the minister, the prophetess, this is for everyone, this includes you, for you are a part of the body of Christ! There are no exceptions! You have been given a gift from God, and you are not to let it just sit there and you pray for it to go away, it’s not going anywhere, stop being negligent with His Grace! 

You and only you are responsible to use your gift for the good and the glory of God. God called you to be a good steward over His gifts, you need to move past your name and title and embrace who you are, a Servant! God is not coming back to get names and titles, He’s coming and calling for the servant, that’s all! God is stirring the gifts up in you, they are calling out to you, it’s time to use what’s in your jar! He made the clay, and He fashioned you in it and He poured His Glory all over it! 

Have confidence in the Glory not the jar, be confident in this one thing, you have the Holy Spirit on the inside of you! For you are not sufficient in and of yourself, but your sufficiency comes from God, who has qualified and equipped you for that gift and talent! Rely on The Word, rely on the Spirit, for your gift is from the Spirit; and there is Power in the Spirit; and therefore, the fruit you produce is the life of the Spirit. You are not left to yourself and your own sufficiency, but to the One and Only Sufficient One, God! 

This treasure that has been put inside of you, has been designed by God Himself, to show you that all Power belongs to God and not to you! How God see you is so different from how the world views you. The world stresses out the clay pot (you) and the Glory of God contains the pot (you) that you remain intact and don’t crack under the stress of your weakness! If there is one thing that you could learn from these devotions it would be, that everything and I mean everything is for God’s purpose and His Glory! For this determines how you do all things. 

God’s purpose is to make sure that you see that all Power belongs to Him and not to you. So, He puts His treasures in clay pots like you and me to take His gifts and His Gospel into the world! You think that you are ordinary and that you don’t matter, you do, it’s because of ordinariness that God wants to use you, this is an asset and not a liability; for this is how God gets the Glory! There is nothing about you that is common, you are complete just like He made you, you are just the right clay pot to be used for this job! God has anointed you (the pot) with everything that you need to be successful for Him! 

Let’s Pray: 

Father, Thank You! Father, You are the Master Potter and I’m the clay, have Your way! Break me, mold me, shape me, do whatever You want to do to make me what you want me to be! Father, I repent for trying to fight against the pressure of Your Hands while You were shaping me, I will be still and obedient as You work. Thank You for reminding me of Your gentleness as You work on me and in me! I thank You Father that You see beauty and purpose in my mess, and You delight in bringing out the best in me so I might be filled up and used for Your Glory. Father soften my heart as You shape and mold me, smooth out my rough edges that I may be just like You want me. Father may I embrace the work of Your Hands upon my life, may I embrace the heat of the kiln’s flames that completes the work. Father Help me trust the process and know that the final process will be perfect, unbreakable, unrepeatable, (an original) and uniquely made by You and for You, for I will fulfill the plans You made for me. Fill me and use me, for I am Yours, Father, I am Your beloved son and daughter. Use me for Your Glory and for their good! 

Blessings…

Love, Minister Jean