“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves.”
— 2 Corinthians 4:7
I want to encourage you today to keep pressing into Yeshua Jesus. You are making a difference!
The unseen enemy will tell you that you just keep failing, that you’re insignificant, or that you aren’t making any positive impact upon those around you. In fact, these kind of thoughts enter my head when I sit down to write a word from the Lord to encourage others. As I sit at the computer, there’s a war going on inside me. It begins with an anxiety that rises up within me, replaying subconscious messages that I have nothing of value to share.
If your life is like mine, you daily experience challenges that can seem insurmountable. That’s because our unseen enemy seeks to intimidate us through thoughts and words so we feel defeated, retreat, and give up our good fight to carry the good news of Father’s love. But beloved of God, be of good courage, and don’t give up the fight. Rebuke the liar, for the truth is that you have been chosen; called out from a fallen, dying world; and justified in the courts of heaven as righteous, even as Jesus is righteous! You reign under the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus (Rom. 8:2). The blood of Jesus actively covers every mistake, weakness, and failure so that in God’s hands all brokenness is transformed into life-giving beauty.
Indeed, the “thorn” in your flesh—the insecurity Satan uses to intimidate—is what brings you to the end of yourself so that Yeshua’s powerful Spirit can arise within you. Be encouraged today. Through your imperfect, clay vessel, God’s powerful, loving Spirit is revealing Jesus as the hope and the way.
Father, thank You for this earthen vessel that You created for Your glory. I let go of my attempts to be perfect and grab hold of Your strength and power. You have claimed me as Your own through the blood of Jesus, so reign now within me to bring glory to Yourself.
Cynthia Schneider, From Passover to Pentecost (Lake Mary, FL: Charisma House, 2021), Used by permission.
