God uses the Foolish things of this world

  • Amber Rice Miller
  • May 31, 2013
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Summary: Would you consider yourself weak according to the world? Good news! You are a prime candidate to be used by God! First Corinthians 1:26-29 reads: “For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen…that no flesh should glory in His presence.” I love those verses. The reason is because they qualify me to be used by God! I am not what people of the world would consider wise or mighty. I think I would be considered foolish according to them. The Bible is my guide, not what the latest news person, Hollywood star, or psychiatrist says. I know that I don’t have any ability in and of myself that makes me able to do great things on my own. God chooses people who are weak and in themselves know they are nothing, because those people are the ones that have to rely on God to bring whatever they are called to do to pass. Then who gets the glory? God. Many people have a God given talent, whether it is intelligence, athletic ability, etc. But most people with these natural abilities are not called to serve God in the area they are gifted in because they tend to rely on their own natural ability instead of relying on God. Then they get the glory, instead of God. I heard of a guy who had a great voice and used to sing in bars before he was saved. Then he got born again, and was excited because he thought he could now sing for God. He quit singing in bars but God didn’t call him to sing for Him right away. This guy was confused. Years later, after he matured in his walk with the Lord and realized his dependence on God, God called Him to sing. He discovered he wasn’t called earlier because he would have trusted in his own ability, rather than relying on God to work through him. Let me tell you, writing an article is beyond my natural ability. Some people are naturally gifted as writers; I am not. When God first put this in my heart to write a column I struggled with the idea. “God, I am not a writer”, I argued. “I am not able to do this.” And God said, “You’re right. You are not a writer on your own. But you aren’t on your own. I’m not calling you to rely on yourself to do it; I am calling you to rely on me. If you rely on me, you can do it.” Then Ephesians 3:20 came to me, which says that “God is able to do exceedingly, abundantly, beyond all we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.” And it made me realize that I don’t want to limit what God can do through me. God is able to do much more through me than I can even imagine, because it is His power living on the inside of me. I renew my mind to this verse often. When I start thinking I can’t do this whole writing thing or anything else, I think of that verse and remind myself that I am not doing it on my own, and I need to depend entirely on God to work through me. What has God called you to do that you think you don’t qualify for? Be encouraged! You are a prime candidate to be used by God. If you rely on Him, and not your own natural ability, nothing that God has called you to do will be impossible for you! And the best part? God will get the glory!


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