A Vessel of Honor

Get Clean!
Of course here we discuss the vessel of honor versus the vessel of dishonor.
So the vessel of honor is something fancy in the Roman times, perhaps a perfume bottle.
The vessel of dishonor conversely is a chamber pot - the toilet bowl of the time!

I have two acquaintances Rich and Bud whom owned a pottery up in the San Juan Islands of Washington State.  With the State approaching it 100th Anniversary, they too were celebrating their pottery's centennial.  They wrote and told me of the events, the Governor, Senators, etc all came to the party they threw.  And all food was served up i antique toilets their parents had cast in the 1880's!  It caused quite a stir needless to say!  Of course, they had completely sanitized the bowls!  But, even at that, many would not enjoy the food offerings.

Luckily, you have the ability to choose the kind of pot you want to be!

• Who are your friends?
• What TV programs do you watch?
• What movies do you watch?
• What do you do with your free time?
• What kinds of things do you say?

All of these must be cleansed of sin.

God can (generally) only use those not participating in sin!  You must be:

• Set apart
• Useful the Master
• Ready for every good work

And that would be: yesterday, today and tomorrow as well!

Paul's point is - do not be the toilet!

And in order to do that you must:


Flee!
Run away from youthful passions.
Timothy was probably over 30, so consider that Paul is not telling him to grow up, but to not imitate the failings of youth.

Run away from sin.
Think about what separates us from God:

• sin
• stubborness
• argumentative
• arrogance
• impatience

Why?  Because any/all of these will poison your body as well as the church's!

Chase After!
Pursue for yourself righteousness, love, and peace.
Seek other's good - not just your own!