Treasure in an Unlikely Place!

     Mason jars, rain-soaked cardboard boxes, roasting pans - I've found treasure in all sorts of places! Perhaps that explains why I'm willing to lean upside down over a box on someone's driveway, for all the world looking like a duck feeding at the bottom of a pond. That box may hold a treasure, and finding it requires a diligent search.

     One of my best finds occurred when I pulled a plastic bag of vintage designer jewelry from the center of a stack of old tires resting in the corner of a garage. It was for sale, but no one was sure how it had ended up there!

                                          Faux Opal and Rhinestone Brooch - Late 50s-Early 60s Era

     God has intentionally placed treasure in an unseemly place - clay jars! A clay jar is easily chipped, cracked or broken - which makes it a strange choice for something valuable. I am always amazed that God chose to shower His great love on frail human beings with all our chips and cracks! But He tells us, "... My strength is made perfect in weakness."  And a clay pot is definitely weak!

The greatest story of all time, Jesus Christ come to earth to save humanity from the sin that separated them from God. And we, the clay jar, were given the awesome privilege of storing and pouring out this treasure so that all may hear it. If the treasure was stored in gold or silver, then some might trust in the vessel's ability; stored in a clay pot the treasure of the Gospel shines brightly...

     And God is glorified...
     The point of our existence...
     "...Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to the Lord our God!"

"But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us." 2 Corinthians 4:7