A Vessel For Honor
Wow! We use a lot of stuff. We have decorations and little things all around the house that we only use for the 2-3 weeks before Christmas. Granted, most of the little ornaments and decorations have been given to us as gifts, so I don't think we are unlike most households. We also have lots of household utensils that we use everyday- things for cleaning, preparing meals, serving. As I was reading 2 Timothy, I started to look at all of the "vessels" (utensils) we have in our home and wondering how we came to have so many different items. We wouldn't think of using a toothbrush to clean our toilet or a toilet brush to scrub our plates. We wouldn't use the same cloth to wipe up a spill as we would to wash our face. We wouldn't use a dog bowl to serve our Christmas ham. Before the knowledge of bacteria and causes of some disease, the Jewish law had guidelines for keeping utensils separate: clean from unclean. Vessels to honor and vessels to dishonor. It seems ...