{"id":236,"date":"2015-12-15T17:08:19","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T17:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elasson.com\/?p=236"},"modified":"2015-12-15T17:08:19","modified_gmt":"2015-12-15T17:08:19","slug":"fit-for-noble-purposes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themajestysmen.com\/elasson\/fit-for-noble-purposes\/","title":{"rendered":"Fit for noble purposes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for honorable use, some for dishonorable. Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work. – 2 Timothy 2:20-21<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If someone tells you you’re capable of, or even are, being an instrument used for noble purposes, it has to flatter you some. Yet, if it flatters you, then there’s still work to do.<\/p>\n

The reality is that the more\u00a0noble one becomes the less it matters to them that they are viewed\u00a0as worthy. That’s how God’s kingdom works.<\/p>\n

Those closest to the king are the most humble about being there.\u00a0Knowing they do not deserve it.\u00a0Knowing that the king they serve is so beyond them it’s incomparable, incomprehensible, and inexplicable.<\/p>\n

And, this king, is the type of person that lays down his rights and royalties to be with his people. He even laid down his life<\/em> to redeem his people who wronged Him<\/em>. This is the stuff\u00a0of true nobility.<\/p>\n

So am I saying this all just because I\u00a0know to say it to sound more noble, or because it’s just true and real in me? Well… yes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When you’re actually fit for noble purposes, you care less that you’re seen as such.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[25,29,53,63],"class_list":{"0":"post-236","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-development","7":"tag-gods-kingdom","8":"tag-humility","9":"tag-short","10":"tag-useful","11":"entry"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":96,"url":"https:\/\/themajestysmen.com\/elasson\/is-it-unloving-to-run-to-win\/","url_meta":{"origin":236,"position":0},"title":"Is it unloving to run to win?","author":"Riley Adam Voth","date":"November 1, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"In a noble effort to not be unloving, might we actually be completely failing at loving and defecting from our duties?","rel":"","context":"In "society"","block_context":{"text":"society","link":"https:\/\/themajestysmen.com\/elasson\/category\/society\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2380,"url":"https:\/\/themajestysmen.com\/elasson\/church-give-equal-keep\/","url_meta":{"origin":236,"position":1},"title":"I Aim To Help Lead A Church That Gives As Much As It Spends On Itself","author":"Riley Adam Voth","date":"January 8, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"I appreciate America, but our churches could sure be a little less \"American\" in their spending. 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