Our Potter. He not only makes us into something beautiful, He also comes to dwell within that which He has made. That Treasure is revealed as we open our lives to others.
My pottery advisor explains that after the process of forming a piece of pottery, the new design is still just particles of clay. Putting it in the fire forces the particles to hold together. Can we say they die to self? After being fired, the pot is no longer porous, but waterproof, strong and ready to be used.
“We are like common clay jars that carry this glorious treasure within, so that this immeasurable power will be seen as God’s, not ours. Though we experience every kind of pressure, we’re not crushed. At times we don’t know what to do, but quitting is not an option. We are persecuted… We may be knocked down… We continually share in the death of Jesus in our own bodies so that the resurrection life of Jesus will be revealed through our humanity…. So, death is at work in us but it releases life in you” (2 Cor 4:7-10, 12 TPT).
Purged in the fire, but not destroyed. In fact, it is the very act of being “fired” that releases the Treasure within. That Treasure has the power to change lives, ours and others’, when we let it.
~ Diane
Omondis In Kenya 
Amen! I enjoyed reading your post. I just recently sent you an email to this address: omondi2@doveafrica.com. I hope I reached the right email. I want to connect with you about kingdom work in Kenya. I hope to get a return email from you soon.