Christ Is The Treasure In You

Christ Is The Treasure In You

2 Corinthians 4:7
⁷ But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.

God’s Word says, “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels…” Who is the earthen vessel? You! Who is the treasure? Christ! 

Thank God the treasure is in the earthen vessels. Christ the treasure is in you. So don’t get frustrated when you see your “earthiness”. You will always be earthen, but remember that Christ the treasure is in you. 

So the next time you lose your cool and become impatient with your spouse or children, remember that Christ in you is your patience. When I feel impatient, I don’t say, “Lord Jesus, give me patience. And Lord, I need it now!” No, I look to Jesus and I say, “Lord Jesus, I thank you that You are my patience.”

In my younger days and even when I first got married, I had a bad temper. I tried all sorts of anger management techniques, but I never got very far in my anger management until I told God, “God, I’m so frustrated trying to overcome my anger. I give up! I cannot. You can. I rest and depend on You.” Not too long after that, my wife commented, “You know, you’ve changed in the area of your temper.” 

I thought about what she had said and realised that I wasn’t even conscious of the change in me. That, to me, is a greater glory to God because when family members can see the patience of Christ manifesting through a naturally impatient person, God gets the glory as Christ the treasure in him or her shines forth.

My friend, you may be frustrated about your smoking and drinking habits or drug addiction. You may be exasperated about your feelings of jealousy, distrust, bitterness, depression and defeat. Don’t condemn yourself for being earthen. Don’t try to cast your earthiness out because there is nothing to cast out!

Just realise that you have Christ the treasure in you. The more you see that treasure, the more His brilliance shines forth in you. And in the midst of your earthiness, God gets the glory — and you yourself are transformed from glory to glory! (2 Corinthians 3:18)