The Vessels Of God's House

The Vessels of Gods House

What type of vessel are you

2nd Timothy 2:19-21, 2nd Corinthians 4:7, Jeremiah 18:1-4

In our society today the uniqueness of individuality is almost gone. Everything is produced in such a massive quantity that we loose the appreciation of something quickly and because of this mass production of things, things are easily replaceable. I drive a red Ford F-150, when I first got it I thought it was such a unique truck. I didn¡¯t realize that in such a small town there were so many red F-150s, the uniqueness was gone because of the massive production of it.

Another example is that in this day and time we have become accustomed to the privileges of plastic. We have plastic bottles, plastic bowls, plastic cups, and plastic containers. We are able to store things in them, eat from them, drink out of them, and do all kinds of things with these plastic vessels. Because of the mass production of them, they are easily replaceable, so much so that the commercial says because it is glad-ware you wont even be upset if you loose it. Because of this mass production of plastic vessels we have lost something very beautiful and that is the appreciation of the skillfulness and symbolism of the potter.

God told Jeremiah to go down to the potters house and there will I cause thee to hear my words. Jer.18:1. So Jeremiah went down to the potters house and he saw the potter ¡°wrought a work on the wheels and the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again another vessel as seemed good to the potter to make it.

Today God is telling us to go to the potters house and there will He cause us to hear His words. Lets go on a spiritual journey in our minds to the potters house. Paul told Timothy that in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and of earth, and some to honor and some to dishonor. 2nd Timothy 2:20.

I want to talk to you about 7 vessels.

1.) Vessel of Honor.

2.) Vessel of Mercy.

3.) Chosen vessel

4.) Clean vessel.

5,) Vessel of Dishonor.

6.) Broken vessel.

7.) Vessel of wrath.

The one thing all these vessels have in common is that they are all earthen vessels. 2nd Corinthians 4:7 says But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.

The great house is the church; the vessels are you, you, you, and me.

WHAT TYPE OF VESSEL ARE YOU?????

Everyone wants to be a chosen vessel, but everyone cant be a chosen vessel. Everyone wants to be a vessel of mercy, but everyone cant be a vessel of mercy. Everyone cant be a vessel of honor. If everyone was the same kind of vessel there would be no uniqueness, and when there is no uniqueness it can easily be replaced.

We must first understand that there are 2 distinct aspects of a vessel for the House of the Lord. 2nd Chronicles 24:14 says And when they had finished it (the repairing of the temple) they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, wherefore were made vessels to minister and to offer withal The word minister means to serve. The word offer means to cause to go up. We are vessels to minister (serve) the people and to offer (cause to go up) praise unto God. But in order to do that you must be the proper type of vessel.

The picture of the potter is awesome. The potter shapes the clay into his desired shape, this process seems sometimes rough and hard but the potter knows what he is doing. He then places the vessel on the shelf to dry then after the vessel dries he places it into the fire, this fire makes the vessel strong, after the vessel comes out of the fire he places his name on the vessel.

God is the potter we are the clay that He is making into vessels in the House of the Lord. Just as the potter sits at the wheel he starts by throwing a lump of clay on the wheel, he moistens the clay and then begins to turn the wheel, as the wheel turns he is able to shape and mold the clay into the shape desired. Though the potters touch may sometimes seem violent because he must pound the clay in order that change may take place, be assured that the potter knows what he is doing.

God is the potter and He places us, the clay, on the wheel of life. He moistens us with His word and begins to mold us with His hands. Sometimes it seems violent because there are some changes that need to be made. He is trying to get the weakness out of us. As we begin to grow He shapes and molds us for the job chosen. After He has shaped us He puts us up to let us dry ¨C this is waiting patiently upon the Lord. After a while He will place us in the fire because the fire is that which makes you strong. WATCH THIS: its not until after the fire that the vessel is named.