Jars of Clay - The Rev. Dr. Herschel Wade

We will follow him. And we will proclaim Jesus as Lord because it is through him that we obtain true life and true freedom. And it is through him that we are forgiven. And it is through him that we are adopted as God's own. And as heirs to the promises of God. For Paul, it is important that we as Christians proclaim not ourselves, but to proclaim Jesus as Lord and ourselves as only faithful servants as messengers or even errand runners of Jesus. Like Paul who gave of himself for the sake of Jesus. Give of ourselves for the sake of Jesus Who is at the heart of the Gospel? As God has given Paul the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus God has done the same for us, so that we see God's glory in Jesus and point to others, not to ourselves, But only to Christ. And in doing so, we affirm God's light, which has continued to shine out of darkness. This message of God's kingdom, Paul sort of equates with a treasure. We are given this treasure, he says, in clay jars. They're not placed in gold vessels. But in clay jars, which are cheap and fragile and symbolize our mortality and corruptibility,