Saturday: Jars of Clay

" For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' has shone in our hearts to give the light of the light of knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us."     2 Corinthians 4:5-7

We as humans, as Christians are not to proclaim ourselves to the world for we are to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ. For Jesus is Lord and we are merely His servants. Everything that we do for God's glory is through the enablement of the Holy Spirit and not through our own strength. For we are a sinful people and God has allowed light to shine out of darkness, meaning the love of Jesus Christ to shine through us as Christian. The image that Paul uses here is the image of clay pots, he says that we have this treasure in jars of clay, meaning we are weak and easily broken, but all power that comes through us is from God who through is Spirit enables us to do His will. This is something that humbles us and we need to come to terms that we are nothing without God and all we do it through God's strength for His glory alone. God will lift up the humble and suppress the proud.