Married Virgin

"Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth." 

Joel 1.8

Imagine a young virgin married for a long time. Why is she still a virgin? What happened to her husband? Did he travel? Is he distant?

This reflects on the lives of many Christians, for they have not yet had the experience of going on a honeymoon with the Holy Spirit. They're sad, empty, and are clothed in humiliation.

Vessel

"And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make."

Jeremiah 15:4

When evil prevails in one's life, it torments it daily, destroys it's self-esteem, steps on it, humiliates it, and brings it shame. But once one humbles himself before God, He comes to his rescue so he may become a new creature.