The Value of a Clean Vessel

In a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work. — 2 Tim. 2:20-21

A woman once wrote that at a garage sale she had spotted a nice antique copper kettle for only $2.50. It was badly tarnished, so she asked the owner if the discoloration would come out. She offered to try some copper cleaner on it and took it into the house. After about 10 minutes later she returned with the shinny kettle. It was like new, plus it also had a new price tag attached. It read: “Like new- $10.”

When the copper kettle first went on sale, it’s owner practically gave it away. But something changed its worth. What made the kettle more valuable? A simple cleansing. When the owner took the trouble to clean away the grime/ removed the discoloration and stains it was worth 4 times as much.

Almost everything is more valuable once it has been cleaned up… and so it is with us. A dirty vessel stained with sin is of little use to God. He wants a clean vessel. Will you be that vessel. Apply the cleansing power of Christ’s blood to you sin and be clean (1 John 1:7).