tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4527146364292396504.post7570295899176835530..comments2023-10-30T08:20:24.003-06:00Comments on Diane Marie Shaw: Vassal or Vessel?Diane Marie Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03365346835912314686noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4527146364292396504.post-17124043721932075392014-02-17T14:03:57.134-07:002014-02-17T14:03:57.134-07:00Yes, we can be vessels of grace, but that's no...Yes, we can be vessels of grace, but that's not all. There's wrath. See Romans 9:14-23. A side issue (in t hat section) is, how can God punish someone who is bad because He makes them do wrong, like Pharaoh? Answer: We human vessels are like pots made by a potter, and have no right to complain. It follows that, if we can't complain about undeserved wrath, we shouldn't be thankful for undeserved grace. This part of the Bible disturbs me greatly.... People sometimes tell me I talk too much. Maybe I am making them vessels for my thoughts. I think no one likes to be a vessel. Something like that was expressed earlier here, but I think the gist of the thread is, if God does it, it's good. (But what about wrath?)<br />Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4527146364292396504.post-44115786730368880662009-08-06T15:43:05.151-06:002009-08-06T15:43:05.151-06:00Dena,
Isn't that like us, being fearful of wh...Dena, <br />Isn't that like us, being fearful of what God might ask us to do. He usually asks us to do things that are a stretch, but doesn't it feel good to stretch!Diane Marie Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365346835912314686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4527146364292396504.post-90177005878452460362009-08-03T18:23:23.282-06:002009-08-03T18:23:23.282-06:00So true; I don't like the idea of being used. ...So true; I don't like the idea of being used. But I've often asked God to please use me, even though I'm a little afraid of His will. What terrifying thing will He ask me to do?<br />In fact, everything He's called me to do has been more wonderful, more adventure-filled, more rewarding than anything I could have dreamed up.DenaNethertonhttp://denanetherton.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4527146364292396504.post-65256666112475750832009-08-03T00:34:24.045-06:002009-08-03T00:34:24.045-06:00Oh Susan, What a great example of what I was tryin...Oh Susan, What a great example of what I was trying to say. We all hope to have the best wine flowing out of us.Diane Marie Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365346835912314686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4527146364292396504.post-81252341831363968252009-08-02T21:13:01.880-06:002009-08-02T21:13:01.880-06:00When you mentioned God using vessels like us, Dian...When you mentioned God using vessels like us, Diane, Jesus' first miracle came to mind. Jesus at the wedding of Cana had the old beat up vessels brought out. Then He filled them with water and out of them poured out the new wine, which was the best wine of the feast.<br />Susansmithskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946340205443725436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4527146364292396504.post-3151744582729041462009-08-02T18:44:00.684-06:002009-08-02T18:44:00.684-06:00Denise,
Thank you for your comments.
I haven't...Denise,<br />Thank you for your comments.<br />I haven't watched Chris Matthews, I'll need to check him out. <br />I hadn't thought of the "being discarded" part. Thanks for adding more depth to what I was trying to say.Diane Marie Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365346835912314686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4527146364292396504.post-75558294089485723012009-08-02T16:21:01.208-06:002009-08-02T16:21:01.208-06:00Great point, Diane. I heard Chris Matthews say onc...Great point, Diane. I heard Chris Matthews say once that people don't mind being used. What they mind is being used and discarded. I think your point about sharing in the work is so true. We do not serve a demanding master. We serve a loving God with whom we have a close connection.Denise Miller Holmeshttp://www.redhotread.comnoreply@blogger.com