Clay in a bottle.

For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God's glory displayed in the face of Christ. (2 Corinthians 4:6 NIV)

He made HIS light shine in our hearts. We can see Gods glory because of Christ. Apart from Him we are dark. Praise God for His light that was freely given to us.

But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. (2 Corinthians 4:7 NIV)

All surpassing power. We have treasure from God. Light in our hearts the knowledge of the glory of Him, that's what He's given us.

So if you can imagine a jar full of clay and in the center is the knowledge and glory of God. It's like a present. A free gift. So what do we do with it? We either leave the clay in the jar or we take it. Empty it. Empty yourself. Work with the clay. At first when you start working with clay it's hard but the more you work it the softer it becomes and when you get to the center you find His treasure.

How often do we empty the jar and work the clay? He is light in dark hearts. He molds and softens our hearts the more we work with the clay, the more we work with Him.

Every day is an opportunity to love Him more. To work the clay a bit more. To put our hands on the heart of others and let Jesus work through our fingers and warm the clay of others.

Take the clay out of its bottle.