Broken vessels. This is one of the many images that should capture the life of a Christian. It is also one that God has reiterated to me time and time again while serving Him through Scarlet Hope.
But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us (2 Corinthians 4:7).
We are jars of clay. Fragile. Weak. Easily broken. Yet even though the life of a believer is still marked with struggles against the flesh, God chooses to use His children as a conduit to bring Himself glory. Christ redeems His own and we receive the Holy Spirit (the treasure) within our delicate and damaged vessels. Then when we finally meet Jesus face to face we believers will be fully and completely redeemed and restored. God gives broken vessels the privilege of sharing this message of hope with the lost, just like we all once were.
The outreach volunteers of Scarlet Hope venture into the clubs every Thursday, and most of the daytime leading up to our outings are very strenuous. Thursdays have truly become the day when I am most exhausted, when I encounter physical ailments, when my car breaks down, when I do not “feel” like talking about Jesus, and the list continues to drag on. Satan means for this to crush my spirit, to weaken my boldness, to destroy my passion for the gospel, and to become ineffective for the kingdom of God. Despite that, my Lord takes what is meant for evil and uses it for good (Genesis 50:20). My merciful God allows me to reach the end of my rope, so that all I have left to point others to is God, and not myself.
Broken vessels point to the treasure within them.
May God get all the glory forever and ever (Isaiah 48:9-11).
Written by Kendall, Scarlet Hope volunteer since 2012
