I had the joy of having a date night with Matt the other night. We were able to drop the kids off with his boss and enjoy an evening out. It was a rare and precious thing for us. After dinner, we went to have coffee at a local coffee shop. While there I noticed a plastic cup. There was nothing special looking about the cup, but my eyes grew wide and I immediately had to grab my camera and take a picture of it. Matt didn't understand what the big deal was until after I had texted my mother about it and he saw the conversation that took place between us.
This cup looks exactly like a series of cups my Grandmother used to own. My mother and I reminisced about how we used to dye our Easter eggs in them and use them as the water cups for cleaning our paint brushes. She still has one in her craft room for that exact purpose.
It was just a little cup but it had so much emotional sway over me. If my mother's house was burning down, that cup would be one of the main things I'd want to save.
We are God's "dirty cup". We are not special in it of ourselves. In fact, most of God's most precious children are those that others would see as worthless. It is not usually the World Leaders, the rich and the powerful that God cherishes.. It's the "dirty cups".
It is how God cherishes us and uses us that makes us so special and precious to Him. Don' worry about how much others value you. Your worth is found in Christ. He ensures that we are saved from the fire, not others.
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