A Vessel For Honor
May I Lord
In my own faith
fill my vessel with
words that will cause me to
Stand sanctified
Useful
Prepared for your
every good word.
May I Lord
through word
consider
What is right, and
through the power
of word unto action
find faith
learn Love
practice Peace
all with a
pureness of heart,
That entreats
A gentle teaching
of patience and
correctness of word
to those who would
unknowingly fill
me with
opposition.
May my
vessel
stand cleansed
of dishonor
through
words
spoken unto
the will of God.
Copyright Linda Conkey Shaw October 2010
7 Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
God's words are
- not chained (vs 9)
- beg consideration (vs 7)
- bring faithful sayings (vs 11)
- should not be strived about .. it brings us no profit (vs 14)
- used to help us depart from iniquity ( vs 19)
- can be compared to an honorable vessel within the house of God.
vs 7 .. consider what I say
vs 9 the word of God is not bound... words of truth will always find a way into our hearts, minds, and lives. You can put a person in prison, you can bind him with untruths, but God's word will never be kept bound away from others. From the time of Gutenberg God's word has found flight.
vs 11. It is a faithful saying...
vs 12 if we deny him. ... but how could be deny him if not first with our words and then our actions.
Paul is trying to help Timothy understand that all actions begin with the power of the word.
vs 13. if we believe not... but what is there to believe if not in the word of God first. We must first consider the word of God in order to believe it.
vs 14. strive not about words to no profit... we should not argue about God's words
vs 15. Study to shew theyself approved. Study God's words.. Why ? so that we can be not ashamed
vs 16 shun profane and vain babblings..... more ways that words that are not considered may harm us.
they will increase our ungodliness. profane and vain babblings are not in keeping with Gods words
vs 17 word will eat as doth a canker.... what word? profane and vain babbling words.
vs 18. babblings... i.e. speculations... tend to do more harm than good.
vs 20... vessels to honor or dishonor.... Paul is beginning to make a metaphorical comparison between those members of God's house that practice honorable words and those that practice dishonorable words.
Like the urns that were used anciently for various purposes within a household some carried good (food) while others carried bad (wastes).
vs 21 If a man purge himself of these? of what? Paul is referencing the profane and babbling words of the unclean vessels.
What must we do to become an honored vessel? We must learn to purge ourself of vain and useless words. We must learn to consider words that will help us sanctify ourselves, and prepare us for service.
for every good work.
vs 22 call on the Lord with a pure heart... we call with our words. our words bring us faith charity, peace and righteousness
vs 23 foolish and unlearned questions? again words.. we need to avoid mysteries.
vs 24 must not strive... but when we are brought against difficult or foolish questions, we should not get into arguments over them but rather use gentleness, patience, find opportunity to teach correct principles.
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