A Holy Vessel? YES!!!

I attend a weekly Bible study group that has been together for many years. These are amazing women that I would count as some of my closest friends. I can always count on them to speak truth over me.

We are currently in the Beth Moore study on the book of Daniel. Last night's lesson was particularly powerful for me.

We were studying about Belshazzar (Nebuchandnezzar's grandson) who threw a small party for a thousand nobles, his wives and his concubines. As the evening progressed and they had indulged quite a bit of wine (can you say drunk??), Belshazzar ordered the gold and silver goblets that had been taken from the temple of God to be brought in so that they could all drink from them. And as they drank, they praised the gods of gold, silver, bronze, iron, etc.

In other words (and as Beth puts it) "Belshazzar made the grievous mistake of treating the holy as unholy." Something that had been conscreated by God or "set aside and reserved exclusively for God" had been treated as common and vile.



Then Beth made this comparison:



We, too, are holy vessels in the house of the Lord. Something holy is "that which has been brought into relationship with God and designated by Him as having a sacred purpose."



Many of us do not accept ourselves as holy or that we have a sacred purpose. Nothing is more to Satan's advantage than you not to see yourself as holy because you're gonna act as you feel. And if I don't feel holy or believe it to be true, I am opening myself up to unholy matters, or actions, or attitudes, or feelings, etc.



I have a sacred purpose. I am holy.



2 Corinthians 1:21 -22 says:

"...He anointed us, set His seal of ownership on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come."

I love that! He put His Spirit in our hearts as a deposit!
I'm on lay-away!!
God has bought me and he is "guaranteeing" that He is destined to complete it.

This lesson especially spoke to me because I often fall into the trap of self-depreciation. Many times, in the playings of my own mind, I allow the enemy to tell me that I am the ONE person in all of humankind that God is supremely dissappointed in and that He is indifferent toward me. Now I know this is not true but I allow the enemy to push that button with me over and over again.

So...Beth had us repeat this pledge, inserting our names and saying it loud and proud! I had a hard time saying it loud because I was choking back tears. But I believe it and I am going to post it on my refrigerator for a daily reminder.

I am posting it here and if you feel so inclined, insert your name and say it loud like you mean it!
'cuz it's true!

I, ____________, belong to God.
I am a holy vessel because I house the Holy Spirit of the living God.
The Lord of heaven and earth has said over me, "I declare you holy."
Today I commit to start believing what He says.

I am holy!

Empower me daily, Spirit of the Living God, to treat myself as holy.
Open my eyes to every scheme of the enemy to treat me as if I'm not.

You, God, are God!
Your word is truth.
This day, Father, I chose to believe you!

In Jesus name, Amen and Amen!