USEFUL

Bishop Taylor Smith, when Chaplain-General, was passing a number of convalescent men seated in a corridor of a hospital. Seeing that they recognized him, he looked to God for a message, as was his wont.

There was an inverted bowl on the table.

“See that bowl!” he said. “Turned down as it is, it is full of darkness, empty, useless. But turn it right way up, and immediately it is full of light, the sun shines in & it can be useful, filled with whatever the bowl is used for. 

Just so are we. Until the Sun of righteousness shines into our hearts, all is darkness, and our lives are empty & useless!”

- (moreillustrations.com)

2 Tim 2:21 (GNT): “Those who make themselves clean from all those evil things, will be used for special purposes, because they are dedicated and useful to their Master, ready to be used for every good deed.”

“What an encouragement to realize that God has reserved you and me for a special task in His great work. In His hands we're not only useful, but priceless.” -  Joni Eareckson Tada.