THE BLAMELESS VESSEL
Memorise: Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch
no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the
vessels of the LORD. Isaiah 52:11
Read: 1st Timothy 3:1-7, (KJV)
1 This is a true saying, if a
man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
2 A bishop then must
be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour,
given to hospitality, apt to teach;
3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;
but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in
subjection with all gravity;
5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how
shall he take care of the church of God?)
6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into
the condemnation of the devil.
7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are
without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
Bible in one year:
Acts 27:28, Song of Solomon 8:8-14
MESSAGE
One thing that anyone who wants to be used by God should
bear in mind is the need to be blameless. This is the prerequisite for a child
of God who wants to serve God at any level. The Bible says in 1st Timothy
3:1-2a:
“This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a
bishop, he desireth a good work. A Bishop then must be blameless….”
Being blameless has two advantages: Firstly, it saves the
vessel the calamity of being destroyed by the User, the Almighty God. When a
person volunteers to serve the Lord, it is dangerous for the fellow to be
unclean, because the holiness of God destroys unclean vessels, just like
electric current without insulation. There is a measure of holiness that God
Himself bestowed upon man through obedience to His Word, which qualifies man to
serve Him. The Bible says concerning Isaiah, how he admitted his sinful state,
then God purified and cleansed him of his iniquity to qualify as a true prophet
(Isaiah 6:5). Then, the angel of the Lord came and touched him with fire from
Heaven and he was purged of his iniquity. Here, we see the mercy of God upon
the vessel that He decided to use for His glory. There is a lesson we must
learn from this scripture: the prophet admitted his sinful state and God came to
his aid for cleansing. How wonderful would it be if those who profess to be
children and ministers of God will be homely with the verdict of God concerning
the Adamic nature of man and surrender to His holiness for mercy?
The second advantage of a blameless vessel is that his life
glorifies the Almighty God. God is honoured in his life and He shows-off the
fellow, then ultimately prospers and protects him eternally.
“And the Lord said
unto Satan, has thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in
the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth
evil?”
Job 1:8
Through Job suffered many trials, but just as the Bible
says, his end was better than his beginning;
“So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his
beginning….”
Action Point
Father, I want to be blameless, please help me to live a
life of obedience to Your Word and let Your Name be glorified in my life.
Open Heavens ckgod, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye
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