- by David Wilkerson August 1998 -
The Christian life is not a life of clear sailing. Every believer is going to have bad days, no matter how holy he may be. In fact, I believe the more godly a person is, the more trying and excruciating his bad days will be.
Fortunately, most Christians know Jesus isn't just a "good times only" savior. He's with us not only when things are going well, but during our bad days also. When hard times hit us, he doesn't disappear, saying, "I'll be back when you've got it all worked out." No he's faithful and caring through every kind of season. And he's touched by every feeling we endure during our hard times.
The apostle Paul addresses this when he writes, "We have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us" (2 Corinthians 4:7). Imagine it! The treasure Paul refers to is the knowledge and presence of Jesus Christ. And we hold this precious treasure in our bodies!
Yet the Greek word Paul uses for "earthen" is "frail clay" meaning, "weak, easily broken, easily tempted." He's saying, "Yes, we hold Jesus' presence in our very bodies. But our bodies are weak, easily tempted and easily broken!"
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