The Treasure of all treasures ~ The Gospel of JESUS Christ

When it comes to preaching Christ, I am in way over my head!  I am a finite creature talking about the Infinite Creator.  I am a sinner talking about holiness.  I am ignorance talking about knowledge.  I am error talking about truth, darkness talking about Light, and unrighteousness talking about Righteousness.  I am a tea cup measuring the boundless sea of God’s grace.  

I am a yardstick measuring eternity.  I am a weak voice talking about the Word.  I am weakness talking about the mighty God.  I am a fallen will talking about His sovereign will.  I am an obscure subject on earth talking about the King of kings and Lord of lords.  I am water talking about wine, the undeserving talking about mercy and grace and ugliness talking about Divine beauty.  

I am stupidity talking about Wisdom.  I am a wretch talking about Him who is ALL!   I am a fallen man talking about THE Man Christ Jesus.  I am sickness talking about the Health of men’s souls.  I am an undesirable talking about the Desire of the nations.  I am nothing talking about the I AM.  I am a sinner saved by grace talking about the Savior who saves by grace.  

I am a miserable creature talking about mercy and a vile prisoner talking about the Deliverer.  I am a slave talking about the Redeemer.  I am a clay pot filled with the Treasure of all treasures, the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  This is for a number of reasons but I’ll give you two.  

First, who better to tell of Christ that one He’s shown mercy to and been gracious to?  Who better than the chief of sinners such as myself?  

Secondly, this is so there will be no doubt to any that all the glory goes to HIM!  “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us” (II Corinthians 4:7).  

I am less than nothing talking about more than everything.  Look to Christ and not at me.  Hear Him and not me! “He must increase, but I must decrease” (John 3:30).                                                                                  -preacher Gary Shepard

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