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I awoke this
morning not feeling so hot and an email from Rev. Rainbow Johnson perked
me right up. She reminded me that we don't always have to feel so hot or
be so hot for God to use us. We can be of great service just exactly as
we are, right where we are. She reminded me
that Noah was a drunk, Jacob was a liar, Leah was ugly, Moses stuttered,
Gideon was afraid, Samson was a womanizer and David was a murderer.
Even Jesus' best buddy, John the Baptist, was a weirdo who ate
bugs. I love the verse
in Corinthians, "We have this treasure in an earthen vessel."
Just an old clay jar. We are fragile and yet powerful because of the
love that fills us and we can pour that love out in service to the
world. The best way to
be inconsequential is to think you are inconsequential. The only way you
can be weak is to think you are weak. The only way we can not matter is
to think we don't matter. Don't think about the jar you are. Think about
what was poured in you to pour out on this world. Think about the divine
quality of your contents. Don't deny you
are just a jar. Glory in it. That's the greatness. All the good in this
world was poured out of plain clay jars -- jars just like you and me. I didn't feel
good this morning. All I knew to do was pour these loving thoughts out
of my clay jar. Already I feel better. That's the beauty. Every time we
pour something out of our jar, the vacuum brings more goodness and glory
and love into us. Enjoy your jar
today. Share some of the goodies in it and more goodies will be given to
you. Dalton's website
is www.daltonroberts.com
and his writings are gathered at www.ipsfeatures.com.
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