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[IisJustMe]

For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises,
so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having
escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust.
-- II Peter 1:4

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[JAS4Yeshua]

 

[IisJustMe]

Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis
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[IisJustMe]

Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?
Therefore I have declared that which I did not understand,
Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.
Hear, now, and I will speak; I will ask You, and You instruct me.
I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear;
But now my eye sees You;
Therefore I retract, and repent in ashes and dust.
-- Job 42:3-6

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[BustedFlat]

Heavenly Treasure in Earthen Vessels
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But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. (2 Corinthians 4:7)


We who serve the Lord under His new covenant of grace live with heavenly treasure in earthen vessels. We are "earthen vessels." Though we are born again through faith in Christ, we still have the same physical body that we had in Adam. "For we know that if our earthly house, this tent [that is, our natural human body], is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands [that is, our glorified, heavenly bodies], eternal in the heavens" (2 Corinthians 5:1). Though we are new creatures in Christ, we still live in the framework of ordinary human lives. "The life which I now live in the flesh [that is, in flesh and bones humanity], I live by faith in the Son of God" (Galatians 2:20)....

 

[IisJustMe]

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[Floatingaxe]

 

[Psalms34]

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[BustedFlat]

The Power within Redeemed Earthen Vessels
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But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. (2 Corinthians 4:7)


In our previous meditation on this same verse, we saw that God has placed extraordinary heavenly treasure in ordinary earthen vessels. "But we have this treasure in earthen vessels." This is true of every person who has been redeemed by the blood of Christ. The Lord has arranged it this way so that the vessels (you and me) must rely upon the treasure (Jesus Christ), not upon ourselves: "that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us." Also, this arrangement is to bring attention and glory to the Lord, not to the vessels....

 

[Psalms34]

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We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile.

 

[IisJustMe]

He will redeem my soul in peace from the battle which is against me,
For they are many who strive with me.
-- Psalm 55:18

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[BustedFlat]

The Process that Magnifies the Treasure
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But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. We are hard pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. (2 Corinthians 4:7-9)


New covenant servants (followers of Jesus Christ) are "earthen vessels" (ordinary clay pots). Yet, in the container of their redeemed humanity dwells "this treasure" (the Son of God Himself). This arrangement calls for the treasure (Jesus), not the vessels (you and me) to be the object of all trust and the recipient of all glory: "that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us." Appropriately, the Lord has also arranged a process that magnifies the treasure....

 

[BustedFlat]

An Attitude Carried about by Earthen Vessels
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Always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. (2 Corinthians 4:10)


As earthen vessels, we are to live by trusting in the treasure (the Lord Jesus) who dwells within us: "But we have this treasure in earthen vessels." (2 Corinthians 4:7) Also, we are to give Him all honor and glory as He sustains us day by day through the trials of life: "that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us." In addition, to help us magnify the treasure who lives in us, there is to be an attitude (an outlook) carried about (embraced) by the earthen vessels....

 

[BustedFlat]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8fNDfdjXd8

 

[virtualgirl]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=HCuaQCr0hws

 

[Psalms34]

A little graphics editing magic. meh post-repair, had a little blooper.

btw I added an album called 3D Gallery in my profile section. Just some of my 3D graphics work.

 

[Nadiine]

It's housecleaning time!!

lol

God bless your day today everybody!
hugs

 

[virtualgirl]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wJKeQyEz7Hk

 

[IisJustMe]

Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis
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[JAS4Yeshua]

Shoo fly, don't bother me.