2 Timothy 2:21- Amplified Bible 21So whoever cleanses himself [from what is ignoble and unclean, who separates himself from contact with contaminating and corrupting influences] will [then himself] be a vessel set apart and useful for honorable and noble purposes, consecrated and profitable to the Master, fit and ready for any good work.
They Missed Him
Author Unknown
They were looking for a Lion,
He came as a Lamb,
...and they missed Him.
They were looking for a Warrior,
He came as a Peace maker,
...and they missed Him.
They were looking for a King,
He came as a Servant,
...and they missed Him.
They were looking for Liberation from Rome,
He submitted to the Roman cross,
...and they missed Him.
They were looking for a fit to their mold,
He was the mold maker,
...and they missed Him.
What are you looking for?
Lion? Warrior? King? Liberator?
What are you looking for?
They were looking for their temporal needs to be met,
He came to meet their eternal need,
...and they missed Him.
He came as a Lamb to be sacrificed for your sin.
...Will you miss Him?
He came to make peace between God and man.
...Will you miss Him?
He came to model servanthood for all mankind.
...Will you miss Him?
He came that we might have true Liberty.
...Will you miss Him?
He came to give you eternal life.
...Will you miss Him?
When we submit to the Lamb, we will meet the Lion.
When we join with the Peacemaker, we will meet the Warrior.
When we work with the Servant, we will meet the King.
When we walk with the Submitted, we will meet the Liberator.
When we concern ourselves with the Eternal, we will have the temporal.
If Jesus is not fitting into the mold you have then come to the mold maker and get a new one. Submit to His plan for your life and you will see the eternal need met first - then all the other things you have need of will be taken care of as well. Matthew 6:33