“For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.”
2 Corinthians 4:6-7 KJV
Paul’s revelation, “For God, Who said, “Let brilliant Light shine out of darkness,” is the One Who has cascaded His Light into us—the brilliant dawning Light of the glorious knowledge of God as we gaze into the face of Jesus Christ.” Paul helps us understand that “light” is both literal and a metaphor for spiritual revelation, and shows that the creation narrative provides us with an allegory pointing to the experience of the new birth in Christ when we come in the face-to-face Presence of Christ. That’s how Isaiah prophesied, “Those who walked in darkness have seen a radiant Light shining upon them. They once lived in the shadows of death, but now a glorious Light has dawned!” We are like common clay jars that carry this glorious Treasure within, so that this immeasurable power will be seen as God’s, not ours.” Paul says that we are common clay jars, created from dust, yet we possess the brilliant light of God’s glory, Jesus Christ, and carry Him as Treasure in our being. The outward vessel is not as important as the glorious Treasure within. Let’s know our identity in Christ through our new birth, and know that God’s glory is in us. Amen!
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