EmmDev 2016-08-05 [Treasure in Clay Pots (2Cor)] Cracking up???

Cracking up???

But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.      (2Corinthians4:7)

Clay was the easiest and cheapest way to make jars. If you were in a hurry, a rough and ready jar could be made, if you had time and creativity you could make a beautiful one. But, at the end of the day, most jars were more functional than beautiful. It was the grain, salt, oil, spice, lentils, beans etc that were in the jars that mattered.

Come with me to middle eastern mama's kitchen and look at her pots... The tall thin one (the one that's slightly lopsided) has the lentils. The short stubby one has the flour. The one with a bit of a lip has the oil.

Clay is malleable but once it is fired fragile.
Jars are practical and about purpose.

God's light that shines in our hearts is like a treasure in a clay pot...
My friend Robin Jacobson once said:
When the jar is cracked the light can shine through...

There have been times in my life when I have felt like I am "cracking up" - and yet, in those times God has often done amazing things in spite of my brokenness. Because, ultimately, this all-surpassing power is from God, and not from us.

The picture below says it all...

Have a blessed weekend!
With love from your crackpot edev scribbler!

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