Every believer will agree that God made all of us. And most would agree that God made us for a purpose. There is a difference between being made for noble purposes as opposed to ignoble purposes. We may not be able to choose if we’re made of “gold or silver”, or if we’re made of “wood or clay”, but in a way, we can choose whether we’re used for noble purposes because it says in second Timothy chapter 2 verses 20 and 21:
“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.”
What I get from this is that it is within our power to be used for noble purposes by the Master. It says that if a man cleanses himself, he will be an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work. I don’t know about you, but I would love to be used for noble purposes, made holy, useful to God and prepared to do any good work. So, I encourage you to be cleansed. You can’t do this on your own. Only with the Holy Spirit can this happen. To be cleansed is an act of repentance, submission, obedience, and brokenness before the Lord. It is allowing the Spirit to fashion us into the likeness of God’s son. And we know how greatly he was used for noble purposes.
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Second Timothy says, if a man cleanses himself, he will be an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work. We have to be cleansed from the ignoble to be used for noble purposes. And the Bible teaches us that this is obtainable. Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to help us. So, I encourage you, if you haven’t already, get right before the Lord with the help of the Holy Spirit that lives inside of you. One motivation is to be an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.