Crystal goblet or Trash Can - 2 Timothy 2:20-21
Sunday, October 22nd, 2006
In a well-furnished kitchen there are not only crystal goblets and silver platters, but waste cans and compost buckets—some containers used to serve fine meals, others to take out the garbage. Become the kind of container God can use to present any and every kind of gift to his guests for their blessing.
The Message - 2 Timothy 2:20-21
Q: What does it take to be a good utensil?
A: To be clean
Q: What does it take to be clean?
A: Repentance.
Repentance is why a lot of mediocre Christians sit in the pews being ‘rubbish bins’ while they could be crystal goblets. Everyone has the potential to be a crystal goblet.
To be useful to God, you must practice wisdom.
Run away from infantile indulgence. Run after mature righteousness—faith, love, peace—joining those who are in honest and serious prayer before God. Refuse to get involved in inane discussions; they always end up in fights. God’s servant must not be argumentative, but a gentle listener and a teacher who keeps cool, working firmly but patiently with those who refuse to obey. You never know how or when God might sober them up with a change of heart and a turning to the truth, enabling them to escape the Devil’s trap, where they are caught and held captive, forced to run his errands.
The Message - 2 Timothy 2:22-26
Run away, run after, refuse. How do you know when to do what?
Just ask. Pray to the Father. He loves to help.
Take a step to let God use you today.
