Romans 6:19-20 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh… Among the spoils taken when Alexander conquered and captured Darius was a richly jewelled cabinet or casket in which the Persian king kept his perfumes and sweet ointments. It was carried to Alexander, who at once turned it to another and nobler use, and added a syllable to its name. He placed in it his copy of the "Iliad," saying, "This shall no longer be called myrrh box, but Homer box." What the "myrrh box" became by passing under Alexander's hands illustrates what the soul becomes by passing under the hands of its Divine Inspirer. By unseen influences (as certainly as by the miracle touch) God adds to the graces of "a chosen vessel" the gift of spiritual power and expression. He makes it empty that He may fill it with greater riches. Parallel Verses KJV: I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. |
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