Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we can better understand Him.

But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. – 2 Corinthians 4:7.

I thought I looked and saw the Master standing, and at His feet lay an earthen vessel. It was not broken, not unfitted for service, yet there it lay, powerless and useless, until He took it up. He held it awhile, and I saw that He was filling it, and alas, I beheld Him walking in His garden, where He had “gone down to gather lilies.” The earthen vessel was yet again in His hand, and with it He watered His beauteous plants, and caused their odors to be shed forth yet more abundantly. Then I said to myself, “Sorrowing Christian, hush! hush! peace, be still! you are this earthen vessel; powerless, it is true, yet not broken, still fit for the Master’s use. Sometimes you may be laid aside altogether from active service, and the question may arise, what is the Master doing with me now? Then may a voice speak to thine inmost heart, ‘He is filling the vessel, yes, only filling it ready for use.’ Do you ask in what manner? No, be silent. Is it not all too great an honor for you to be used by Him at all? Be content, whether you are employed in watering the lilies, or in washing the feet of the saints.” Truly, it is a matter of small moment. Enough, surely enough, for an earthen vessel, to be in the Master’s hands, and employed in the Master’s service.
~ D. L. MOODY

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