2 Corinthians 4:7 (ESV Strong's)
But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.
Subject: New Life in Christ.
If you have something very precious, timeless and/or valuable, what do you do with it? Most people put it in a safe place. They secure it in seclusion. They don't want anyone to know where it located. They may personally boast of it, but they hide the actual thing from them. But, when we are given new birth in Christ, God does the opposite. The most valuable, timeless and precious thing (our salvation and new creation) is placed in us. We are then put on display for all the world to see us and it (new life in Christ). God puts the New Life in Christ, via the ministry of the Spirit, into "jars of clay.". We are not deserving of such a gift. We are only jars of clay. We break easily. Our shape is not always attractive. The world would not be drawn to "jars of clay.". Yet, God puts His Son in our lives. The reason? To show that this new life is not about us. We are incapable of what is happening in our lives. God puts Christ in us via the Spirit to show the "surpassing power" of God. The entire new life (all aspects of it) are totally God's doing and in God's power. Man likes to take credit for some aspects of God's work. But, this verse tells us we are not the initiator but simply the container. We are not the maker, but the clay.
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