Community of Cracked Pots

I worship with a bunch of cracked pots. Paul says in 2 Corinthians 4: 7, “We have this treasure in clay jars . ..” By divine design, the mysteries of God have been entrusted to a community of clay jars. Not perfect clay pots but cracked pots. The beauty and wonder of God has been entrusted to us – cracked pots. We, cracked pots, are recipients of the grace of God. I hope you can get a small glimpse of that image. We, cracked pots, are in possession of something we don’t deserve nor can hardly contain because of our brokenness. I believe that is the point. We are not suppose to contain it. We are suppose to allow the love of God leak out from the cracks that exist in us.

We all have our brokenness. But it is from within our brokenness that the grace of God is allowed to flow.God knows that we are all broken. God loves us because God is love and loving is what He does. God can take our broken pieces and make something beautiful. Here is a principle that is worth remembering: Brokenness is God’s requirement for usefulness. 2 Corinthians 12:9 God says, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Then Paul says, “Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.” It isn’t when you are at your strongest that people can see God’s power. It is through your weakness that God’s power is made evident. The greatest place you and I can be is the place of vulnerability. It is the place where we are no longer self-sufficient but relying on God.

Many of us work really hard to try to hide our cracks. We put on a front that everything is okay. We constantly work at covering up our cracks. But remember that God uses broken things.

Here is a prayer:

Dear Lord, My brokenness,
leads me back to you.
Renew my heart.
Mold me and shape me.
Not my will but yours be done.
Into your hands I commit my life. Amen.