Sa isang malaking bahay ay may iba’t ibang uri ng kasangkapan; may yari sa ginto o pilak, at mayroon namang yari sa kahoy o putik. May ginagamit para sa mga tanging okasyon at mayroon namang pang-araw-araw. Ang sinumang lumalayo sa kasamaan ay katulad ng sisidlang natatangi, malinis at karapat-dapat gamitin ng may-ari para sa lahat ng mabubuting gawain.

2 Timoteo 2:20–21

Nang mawalan ng trabaho ang German na si Harold, nag-apply siya  sa disability program ng government para makakuha ng monthly allowance. Pero wala naman talaga siyang disability so out of desperation, sinaksak niya ang kanyang tuhod. The injury caused him to limp. This qualified him for the monthly disability assistance of 500 euros or 30,000 pesos. Hindi sapat ang allowance para sa kanya, kaya naisipan din niya ang magpakasal sa mga overstaying tourists na gustong maging permanent resident sa Germany. Ten thousand euros o 600,000 pesos naman ang kita niya rito. Kapag naging permanent resident na ang asawa ay dini-divorce na niya ito at magpapakasal na siya uli sa next client. Magaling rumaket si Harold, pero ganun na lang ba ang buhay niya — parang wala lang, meaningless, mababaw, walang purpose? Maaaring hindi tayo kasing–extreme ni Harold, but do we also live merely to exist?

We may not be aware of it, but God has called us to live extraordinary lives. Ayon sa The Message version of the Bible, we ought to be like crystal goblets and silver platters that are used for special occasions and not waste cans and compost buckets used to take out garbage; while The New Living Translation reminds us to keep ourselves pure so we can be a special utensil for God’s honorable use. But in order to keep ourselves pure, we should first surrender our lives to Jesus, who has cleansed us from all our sins, and make Him Lord of our life. It is only then that we will be able to understand that we are God’s masterpiece, created anew in Christ to do good works (Ephesians 2:10).