DECEMBER 22
If a man therefore purge
himself. . . he shall be a
vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and
prepared unto every good work—2 Tim.
2:21. |
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If a man desire honour
from God, let him not fail to seek it in God’s appointed way—along
the pathway of humility; for the Lord gives His favours to the
humble. If you would be a vessel fit for the Master’s use and a
vessel of honour, humble yourself under the mighty hand of God and
He will exalt you in due time. Do not be in a hurry about it either;
but “whatsoever thy hand findth to do, do it with thy might,”
beginning and ever continuing to cleanse your earthen vessel, that
it may be fit for the Master’s use. |
| Parallel
passages: Lev. 21:6; Isa. 6:5-8; 52:11; Jer. 15: 19; Matt. 20:
25-28; Rom. 2: 21-23; 1 Cor. 5: 1-8; 6: 9-20; 11: 28-32; 2 Cor. 6:
3-7, 16—7:1; 13: 5; Gal. 5:19-21; Eph. 5: 3, 4; 1 Tim. 3: 1-15; 6:
11; Jas. 3: 10. |
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