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VESSELS

   Paul the apostle wrote to his son timothy and in one of his letter, he said something about Vessels and their significance. 2nd Timothy 2:20 -21 has a lot of information about the vessel in a house.
   It says " But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also [utensils] of wood and earthenware, and some for honorable and noble [use] and some for menial and ignoble [use].

21)So whoever cleanses himself [from what is ignoble and unclean, who separates himself from contact with contaminating and corrupting influences] will [then himself] be a vessel set apart and useful for honorable and noble purposes, consecrated and profitable to the Master, fit and ready for any good work."- amp.
   A vessel can be defined as a container for liquids. It can also be defined as " a person into whom some quality (as grace) is infused <a child of light, a true vessel of the Lord — H. J. Laski>" - from Merriam Webster dictionary.
   The house from the bible text means the earth and the vessels therein are the people in it. A vessel can be made of clay or wood and be unto honor while one made of gold or silver is unto dishonor. As long as any vessel has concentrated for the Lord's use, it doesn't matter what vessel is made of, he's a vessel unto honor.
   The work of concentration can't be done by manpower, its the Holy spirit that do this work. A vessel in a house can only be cleansed by someone before it gets to the master's use - the Holy Spirit. Someone might ask why would the Lord use some people that doesn't portrait Christ?
   I would like to inform you that there are borrowed vessels. God will take, use, and return you to where He found you. Either in Christ or borrowed to complete a mission. Not everyone that calls the Lord will enter into the kingdom of God (Matthew 7:21-23). Why? It's because they were borrowed.
   The ones that will enter the kingdom of God are those that are born of spirit and water (John 3:5). The water is like washing the outer part of the vessel and the spirit for the inner part. Are you born of water and spirit? Aren't you a borrowed vessel? Ask yourself and I pray that you won't miss your reward in Heaven in Jesus' name. Amen!

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