Treasure in Earthen Vessels

“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God and not of us.” (II Corinthians 4:7)

In caves near the Northwestern shore of the Dead Sea in Palestine, clay pots were discovered which contained scrolls of all the books of the Old Testament, except Esther. They are the oldest known manuscripts of any books of the Bible. Most of the manuscripts were made of leather and papyrus and considered to be the greatest manuscript discovery of modern times. Common clay pots had protected these manuscripts since the time of Christ until their discovery in 1947.

God has placed the treasure of the gospel of Jesus Christ in the hearts of common, ordinary Christian people that we might be vessels to carry the light to a dark and sinful world. God uses earthen vessels, clay pots, some of us broken, marred and unattractive. 

I have seen Christmas gifts wrapped so fine that the gift inside was not worthy of the wrapping. But, God has chosen to place his light in us that the excellency of the power would be of God and not of us. If you will make yourself available God can use you just as He used those clay pots containing the Dead Sea Scrolls.