2 CORINTHIANS 4:6-7

For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ. But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.

TO PONDER:

God works in ways that we would never expect and through people whom the world easily discards.

It's a truth, I have seen at work in so many ways throughout my ministry. Through Bob with his wooden walking stick, through Nola and her humble service of cleaning, through a young child who climbed into the lap of a grieving woman and gave a hug, through the lisp of a teenager who struggles to form words right. No-one special in the eyes of the world but ordinary, flawed people through whom the power of God has shined so brightly.

In the world in which we live, we have been taught to despise the ordinary and to hide weakness. We devote our lives to camouflaging our brokenness and flaws and to cover them up with polish and pretense, so that what others see is the appearance of a perfect vessel; a vessel that is well made and acceptable. But maybe, as Paul tells us today, maybe it's time to acknowledge our cracks, our flaws and to trust that these are the very things that God uses to allow his glory, the light of Jesus to shine through. What if it is through this brokenness and imperfection that the power of God is on full display in the world. Would we look at others differently? Would we see ourselves differently? Would we understand God differently? Just a thought? What do you think?

PRAYER:

Lord Jesus, here I am, a cracked and flawed and even broken vessel. May your glory and power be revealed to the world through me. Amen.