Opening Prayer: Lord Jesus, thank you that you have placed
your treasure within us, these broken clay jars, that your glory might shine
through the cracks of our brokenness and reveal to the world your immeasurable
beauty. Amen.
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7
Journal: Where has God shown up in your brokenness
lately? Where has his treasure been
evident in your “clay jar” life? How?
Reflection:
The contrast is pretty remarkable when you think
about it; treasure in jars of clay. I
mean, who does that? Who would put something
of infinite value inside a container that is beaten, broken, and tattered? I’ll tell you who. God, that’s who! Because somehow the beauty of the treasure
becomes most evident when it shines through the cracks of our shattered and
broken lives. He can take the bruised, the
battered, and the discarded people and things of this life and turn them into
something that is amazingly beautiful once again—only because of the priceless
treasure he puts within us. That’s just the
way he works. He is the God who brings
beauty from ashes, who brings life from death, who brings peace from chaos, and
who brings wholeness from brokenness. He
is the God who turns ordinary fishermen into martyrs, who takes lepers and
makes them clean, who takes prostitutes and makes them saints. And I am so glad! Aren’t you?
Prayers
Closing Prayer: Lord God, thank you that you care enough for
us to place your treasure inside of us.
May people not see us, but the beauty of the treasure we hold. Amen.
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