"Our God is a God of
purpose and plan. He does not do anything
just for the sake of doing it. When He wanted to create man in Genesis 1 :26 He
said: ”...Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have
dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the
air; and over the
cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth
upon the earth.” Also, when God sent His only begotten Son to the world, it was
for this purpose: . . for he shall save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1
: 21 In the same vein, when God
saved you and called you to Himself, it was for a purpose. You are not in
Church just to add to the numbers. Every child of God must find out the purpose
of God for his or her life within the community of believers. Also, every child
of God must ensure that he or she is qualified to perform such duties as
required of honourable vessels. While some vessels are shameful and ignoble,
there are others that are glorious and majestic. The striking thing about this
truth is that it is inevitable to have both honourable and shameful vessels in
the Church! The task before every sincere child of God is to ensure that he or
she is a vessel of honour.
How can one be a vessel of
honour? Every child of God must purge
himself or herself of anything sinful. Jesus Christ gave the standard we must
attain to be vessels of honour when he said in Matthew 5:48: ”Be ye therefore perfect,
even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.”
How can we practically
attain this? Part of the process required is found in 2 Corinthians 6:14-18,
which says that we should not touch the unclean thing but rather, we should
separate ourselves from the world of darkness. A vessel of honour according to
the Psalmist does not walk in the
counsel of the ungodly, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of
the scornful (Psalm 1 :1). Beloved, if you want to be used of God for good
works, be ready to pay the price of a true disciple and live holy. The Lord
will not only use you, He Will also reward you handsomely according to Mark
10:28-30. Our Lord Jesus Christ promised a hundredfold return of everything we
consider good that we have left for the sake of serving Him, alongside with
eternal life"
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