"In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for noble purposes and some for ignoble. If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work." 2 Timothy 2:20-21
More and more I see how being overweight can inhibit your activities. From not being physically capable of doing whatever it may be that we're called to do to not having the burning desire or motivation to keep going, there's just something about obesity that can weigh us down from doing the work we're called to do at times. My desire is to be an 'instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.'
Therefore, I should follow the instructions in these verses to cleanse myself from ignoble purposes. When I looked up the word 'ignoble' I found the following synonyms: "dishonorable, shameful, immoral, base, low, reprehensible, dastardly." Are we doing anything with our bodies that could be classified in one of these categories? If so, we need to be sanctified through the forgiveness and mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ.
I decided also to look up 'noble' and found synonyms including "righteous, good, splendid, decent, dignified, gracious, gallant, upper-class and...self-sacrificing!" Are we dignified, gracious, upper-class and self-sacrificing? Um... I think I could use a good refining like the gold mentioned above.
I'm asking God to make me His instrument, holy like Him, used for noble purposes, useful to the Master (which I would take as a HUGE compliment!) and prepared to do any good work. If we're going to be prepared to do good work, I think we're going to have to have the physical bodies and stamina for what God calls us to do. May this weight loss journey have a higher purpose in your life than you even recognized when you first started. May you be called useful to the master and ready to do ANY good work!
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