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From: CoG
Date: 15 Oct 1999
Time: 11:13:02
Remote Name: 204.160.183.12
I Corinthians 1:26-31
Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things-and the things that are not-to nullify the things that are, So that no one may boast before Him. It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God-that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. Therefore, as it is written: "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord." ******************************************************************
The work of God is not done by great people but by ordinary people who are committed to Him. We may say to God, "I am nothing. I have no gifts. I often fail miserably. Do you really want to use me?"
The answer to that question is found in God's Word. He used the hesitant, inarticulate Moses to lead Israel to freedom (Exodus 3:13; 4:10). He used men of the herds and flocks, as well as fishermen and farmers to accomplish His work and record His words. A simple carpenter and a peasant girl raised His Son.
That's still the way God works. Although we may have "mega-methods", mass media, and superchurches, it is ordinary people who do God's extraordinary work.
When we ask, "Does God really want to use me?" the answer is clear. God chooses "the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are strong" (I Corinthians 1:27).
God has been using ordinary people like you and me for thousands of years. Why would He stop now? ******************************************************************
Though oft our spirits long to rise And bask in heavenly realms above, The Lord has placed us here on earth To live for Him---to serve, to love.
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WANTED: ORDINARY PEOPLE TO DO EXTRAORDINARY WORK!
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