Treasure in Earthen Vessels

 

 

2 Corinthians 4:7-9

But we have this treasure

In earthen vessels,

That the excellency of the power may be of God,

And not of us.

We are troubled on every side,

Yet not distressed; 

We are perplexed,

But not in despair;

Persecuted,

But not forsaken;

Cast down,

But not destroyed…

I don’t know the origin

Of the COVID virus

But that is neither here nor there

Since I know Jesus.

What if its cause is 5G?

Or what if it is man-made?

What if it’s an experiment

Now on an escapade?

None of these things

Ultimately matters,

At the end of the day

When compared to one's soul,

All is noisy chatter.

The believer has an assurance

That’s expressed in this scripture,

Read it and feed on it

And you will get the picture.

 

Frail is the housing

Of both the saved and unsaved,

Brought on by sin

Though at first, perfectly made.

  

Our fore-parents disobeyed

The directive God gave

When they fell for the temptation

Offered by Satan, the Knave.

Ever since then

The world has been cursed,

And in these times that we live

It is getting worse.

And being saved

Does not protect us from its ills

But knowing that God dwells in us

Should give the believer a thrill.

 

Yes! We have this treasure

In an earthen vessel,

Even though like everyone else,

We endure life’s hassle.

That treasure is of God

And not of us,

It’s the compliments of the Father,

The Spirit and His Son, Jesus.

Especially at this time

God’s excellency should show,

In every single believer

So that the world may know…

That we have a hope

In spite of COVID,

It’s an eternal salvation

That only Jesus can give.

Meanwhile,

We are troubled on every side,

Yes, we are oppressed!

But believers in Christ

Should not be distressed.

   

We are perplexed

Though not in despair,

At this time the believer

Should not be pulling out his hair.

Persecuted, but not forsaken;

Cast down, but not destroyed;

It is the life of Jesus in us

That we now enjoy.

Hence, we should bear God’s image

As His princely children

And at the same time not make light

Of this COVID problem.

 

My wife shared with me

This passage of scripture,

And I trust like we did,

You have got the picture.

Stewart Russell © March 2020