2 Corinthians 5:7 says it, “We have this treasure in earthen vessels that the excellence of the power my be in God and not in us.”

The treasure is, as verse 6 says, “The knowledge of the power of God…”  It is being saved, having God in your life in the person of the Holy Spirit.  What a treasure!  It’s like the man who found a treasure in a field, then went and sold all he had, so he could obtain it.  You can’t buy it, but you sure can let things get in the way of your having it.  That’s what the rich young ruler, in the Bible, did.

The treasure is in earthen vessels, these frail human bodies, where the flesh is always weak.  Why would God do that?  Why would He, in all His power, not bring the vessel up to the quality of the treasure that it contains?  The answer is right there in verse 7:  “To show that the excellence of the power is in God, and not in us.”  He wants the world to see it, and He doesn’t want us to ever forget it!