Family of God: Re: [FamilyofGod] Wonderfully Flawed

I love it! I feel like that broken pot, and god is working on me trying to make me that vessel he can be proud of. Then i got to the bottom and saw the part that said david was an adulterer even tho he was known as a man after gods heart.

On Wed Feb 9th, 2011 7:06 AM CST Shelley Cartwright wrote:

>great post thank you micheal
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>From: Michael J. Knight <michaelnight82@yahoo.in>
>To: FamilyofGod@yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Wed, February 9, 2011 5:02:13 AM
>Subject: [FamilyofGod] Wonderfully Flawed
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>Wonderfully Flawed
>Have you ever heard the phrase, "I'm only human?" Or, "I'm not perfect, just
>forgiven?" Whenever you hear these types of statements, do you sometimes get the
>impression that someone might just be a little defensive?
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>I know I've been guilty. We all, at one time or another, have stood on our
>soapbox and proceeded to state our case about why we are the way we are. We feel
>like we are caught up in the endless cycle of the "I can't help it's" -- that
>is, until the Holy Spirit gently reminds us that we are (after all) a work in
>progress. Much like the highway flagman who alerts us to the "SLOW DOWN -
>PROCEED WITH CAUTION," our Helper will lead us to the exact scriptures that aid
>us in this changing process.
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>Recently during my quiet time, I was curiously struck by a two-word phrase that
>ordinarily I would have passed over in my hurried pace. But, I decided to heed
>the advice of my "heavenly flagman" and reduce my speed, so that I could gain a
>better understanding of God's message to me.
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>II Corinthians 4:7says: But we have this treasure in earthen vessels to show
>this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.
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>I became inquisitive about the words "earthen vessels." I thought I had a good
>idea of its meaning but decided to do a word study with my internet friend who
>is a Greek scholar, he is a wonderful instructor that knows how to search out
>root-word origins.
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>Through my study, I discovered the word vessel (skeuos) to be defined as a
>holder, jar, or something that contains. The word earthen (ostrakinos) is a
>substance made of clay, brittle, and easily broken.
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>I began to realize that I am nothing more than a lump of clay.
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>And yet, Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are the potter. We
>are all formed by your hand. (Isaiah 64:8)
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>I want to share with you a beautiful illustration that I heard years ago (most
>of you might have heard it too) that still speaks to my heart whenever I have
>one of those, "I can't do anything right" days. It is the lesson of "The Cracked
>Pot."
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>Many years ago, in a very poor Middle East village, stood an ancient stone well.
>Along side of that well sat two large watering pots. One of them was like new,
>beautifully formed, even had graceful etchings along its curved handle.
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>The other, not as new yet still useful, had become cracked over the years. Time
>after time, the pot was passed over by the people with the exception of a little
>village girl. She had grown fond of the neglected pitcher. Every day she would
>chose it instead of the beautiful pot.
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>One morning, the old pot asked the little girl, "Why do you continue to use me,
>when you know I am flawed and cannot hold the water you and your family so
>desperately need?" The little girl spoke not a word, but carried the broken pot
>to a familiar pathway that she traveled daily.
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>With her tiny voice she said, "This is why I pick you." There before the pot was
>a row of delicate wild flowers that had bloomed along the trail because of the
>water that had trickled and leaked from the pot. The buried seeds of the flowers
>had been watered as she made her way home each day. The cracked pot for the
>first time had seen its worth through the eyes of a grateful little girl.
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>Just like the not so perfect piece of pottery, the Potter uses us as God's
>creations despite our imperfections. Sometimes, unfortunately, we have to be
>placed back on the potter's wheel to be remolded. This is not always a fun
>process but it is necessary in order to smooth out some of the flaws that God
>says must go! In even more serious times, God will actually break us and begin
>the process all over again. All because He's after something within us that will
>ultimately produce a vessel of honor for His glory.
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>But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter
>formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to Him. (Jeremiah 18: 4)
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>Just so you know you are in good company, here are some of the more famous
>"cracked pots" found in the Bible:
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>Noah was a Drunk
>Elijah was Suicidal
>Peter was a Coward
>Jacob was a Deceiver
>Rahab was a Prostitute
>Samson was a Womanizer
>Moses had a Self-esteem problem
>David was an Adulterer/Murderer
>The Samaritan Woman was Divorced (a lot)
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>We may find ourselves falling on our faces. But just like these heroes and
>heroines of the faith, God has promised to be our treasure while in these
>earthen vessels. Hallelujah! We have immutable Deity dwelling in a breakable
>container. The "Complete One" abiding in the "Incomplete ones." What a divine
>paradox!
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>I find myself today still one of His works in progress. It would not surprise me
>if one day I discovered, engraved deeply upon this "earthen vessel," the
>signature of my loving Maker. Along with it would be the following words:
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>Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for
>honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work. (II
>Tim 2:2)
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>Then I will truly be a finished masterpiece, ready to bring honor and glory to
>the Potter's Hands.
>Remember
>Only one life, will soon be past,
>Only what is done, for Christ will last.
>The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of
>the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. (2 Corinthians 13:14)
>Love & Prayers,
>Michael J. Knight.
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-C-T-S/
>What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God.
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