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I don't know if you have been following all the political news, but the discussion and interviews and debates have been making headlines lately.
People in power have made statements and voiced opinions. There really is nothing new under the sun, is there?
People of power and influence in this world were on my mind when I wrote the following message to my Heavenly Father - the great and high and holy God:
Father,
I just love the fact that the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength. You told me so in 1 Corinthians 1:25.
You chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; you chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. You chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things - and the things that are not - to nullify the things that are. Why? So that no one may boast, except in the Lord.
When I look at the people you have hand-picked for your spokespersons and servants who were used in mighty ways,I marvel at the list.
Moses was terrified of public speaking, yet towards the end of his earthly journey, he gave a rousing speech that took up two whole chapters in the book of Deuteronomy.
The king of Israel, David, was considered so insignificant that his father did not call him to dine with the prophet Samuel until Samuel specifically asked for him.
Isaiah's encounter with the living God brought him to the end of himself. He realized his sinful condition and only after having the purifying coals from the altar applied to his lips, could he speak on behalf of the Lord.
Jeremiah confessed his potential inability to speak for the Lord because of his youth, yet he was used in a mighty way.
God used a poor Jewish girl named Esther to save an entire nation.
The Lord used uneducated fishermen to turn the world upside down and to present the rescue plan for a perishing world.
The seemingly insignificant, unnoticed, non-influential people are the ones that are used by the Lord. His spoke persons are an unlikely lot.
They were the candidates chosen by the Creator of all mankind.
After all, He does not look on the outside, He sees straight through to the heart.
That gives me hope and encouragement. If God can use the insignificant, He can surely use me. If He can use the ordinary,then I fit right into that category.
If He can change the mundane to the miraculous, it is obvious that He can use anyone, at any time to accomplish His good purposes. Amen to that!
That is what I wanted to say. Be available to God this week, and watch what happens!