In a world where everyone’s trying to be someone, it’s not surprising that tucked away deep in our psyche somewhere lies a nagging sense of inadequacy, as we reason that, given our frailties and foibles, we’ll never really amount to much.

Honestly, it used to bother me that Christianityworks, the ministry that produces these daily messages, didn’t have an impressive office compared to the flashy television and radio studios I’ve visited around the world. Ours was just a walled section of a foyer, given rent-free by a local church.

We seemed like a nothing ministry compared to the others.

Do you see how easy it is to fall into that trap? And yet, God is in the habit of using the fragile and the fallible in the most amazing ways for His glory. And He does things that way for a reason. Writes the Apostle Paul:

2 Corinthians 4:7-8 We have this treasure from God, but we are only like clay jars that hold the treasure. This is to show that the amazing power we have is from God, not from us. We have troubles all around us, but we are not defeated. We often don’t know what to do, but we don’t give up.

Paul’s ministry of a few ragtag men, schlepping around the known world, appeared so unimpressive compared to Jerusalem with its glorious temple. He suffered, he struggled.

But God uses broken, ordinary people to carry His most precious gift, so that no one will ever mistake where the power comes from. He fills waiting, praying hearts with His Spirit and power.We’re the empty vessels—He’s the treasure within.

That’s God’s Word. Fresh … for you … today.