But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.

2 Timothy 2:1-2 (KJV)

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Galatians 2: 20 (KJV)

 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; my soul shall be joyful in my God. For He hath clothed me with the garments of salvation; He hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels. For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth, so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.

Isaiah 61: 10-11 (KJV)

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. 

Ephesians 6: 10-18 (NIV)

Or do you have no regard for the wealth of His kindness and tolerance and patience [in withholding His wrath]? Are you [actually] unaware or ignorant [of the fact] that God’s kindness leads you to repentance [that is, to change your inner self, your old way of thinking—seek His purpose for your life]?

Romans 2:4 (KJV)

May our goal, our purpose, our moment-by-moment

decisions be based on this sobering, challenging,

yet beloved and precious Biblical truth. “But in a great

house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver,

but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some

to dishonour. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he

shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the

master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.” The fact

that at any moment any of us can either choose to be a vessel

of gold, silver, wood, or earth is a sobering and heart-breaking

thought indeed. And yet many, if not all, have experienced and

been guilty of practicing those very earthly sin-filled, Holy Spirit

grieving moments as Christians. This is why the grace, mercy,

and compassion of Jesus Christ, our Lord towards His flock is

so precious indeed. However, the many mishaps, mistakes, failures,

sins we have chosen to make, this is when we must hold on to our

Savior’s golden glorious truth, His grace, mercy, and love is greater!

May we strive and determine in our hearts souls, and minds to choose

to be honorable Christ-centered, Christ-glorifying vessels of gold

fit for our Master’s use! May every word, every thought, every single

action, every work glorify and Honor Jesus Christ our Savior and Lord.

And when we, as sinners saved by grace through faith, who still sin

and grieve our Savior who knew no sin, may we repent, confess, make

our transgression right and realize where sin abounds grace does much

more abound and abound! For our Savior realizes that we are dust and

assures us that His Mercy is new every morning. For indeed we must

remember this glorious Biblical truth as we walk the narrow way or we

would be overcome with sorrow, grief, and despair. We must rehearse the

treasures found in so many Christ-given Biblical truths. Here is but one

Biblical jewel.”For greater is He that is in us than He that is in the world.”

We must carry, reflect, memorize scripture on and in our hearts, souls, and

minds, if we are to survive this sin-filled ever darkening world. We indeed

must remind ourselves of our daily crucifixion and that we must die daily.

“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless, I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth

in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the

Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. And though we are

indeed all imperfect until Jesus comes or takes us home, God sees us

as He sees His Son, loved, forgiven, and royally and exquisitely clothed

with the glorious bejeweled garments of our Savior’s Salvation. Therefore

there is no condemnation to those who believe who walk not after the flesh

but in the Spirit. So now, may we go forth and be joyfully golden for our Lord

and Savior, Jesus Christ knowing that every sin past, present, and future is

gloriously, victoriously, eternally forgiven and forgotten, cast in the bottom

of the sea, and our sins each and every one is flung as far as the East is

from the West! Oh, what a joyful, Holy, victorious Holy, and divine gift is this!

For the victory is ours. It has already been won through the precious blood

of God’s only, beloved, precious Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. For He came to

save His people from their sins. Now may we go forth and be joyfully and

victoriously golden and boldly spread the glorious gospel’s good news knowing

that the royally redeemed are always dressed in the splendid garments of

Salvation, and clad with the glittering, light-filled, diamond, ruby, emerald pearl,

topaz encrusted Holy impenetrable Armor of our incomparable Triune God!

So royally, beloved, forgiven, Holy privileged filled Saints, Soldiers, Joint-Heirs,

future Kings, Queens, and Priests of the New Heaven and New Earth go forth

full of joy-filled victory and be gold fit for our Master’s use. Amen and Amen!