Today’s New Covenant nugget is from 2 Corinthians 4:7-10 (TPT)
We are like common clay jars that carry this glorious treasure within, so that the extraordinary overflow of power will be seen as God’s, not ours. Though we experience every kind of pressure, we’re not crushed. At times we don’t know what to do, but quitting is not an option. We are persecuted by others, but God has not forsaken us. We may be knocked down, but not out. We continually share in the death of Jesus in our own bodies so that the resurrection life of Jesus will be revealed through our humanity.
This is the footnote from The Passion Translation…
This verse (Verse 7) begins a long and complicated Greek sentence that ends with verse 10 Paul uses figurative language to say that we are common clay jars (created from dust/clay) yet we possess the brilliant light of God’s glory, Jesus Christ, and carry him as treasure in our being. The outward vessel is not as important as the glorious treasure within. The metaphors here may allude to Gideon’s clay pots that had burning torches inside
I am not going to attempt to add to this powerful scripture… as todays devotion, please make this confession…
“I am like a common clay jar that carries a glorious treasure within, so that the extraordinary overflow of power from within me will be seen as God’s power, not my own.
Even though I am experiencing every kind of pressure, I am not crushed. At times I don’t know what to do, but quitting is not an option. I may be persecuted by others, but God has not forsaken me. I may get knocked down, but I will not get out.
I continually share in the death of Jesus in my body so that the resurrection life of Jesus will be revealed through my humanity”
Blessings on you, Nick
