It's not so much about ability as it is availability. In fact, it seems that God more often than not uses those with limited ability. Consider Gideon of the Old Testament:
"The LORD looked at him and said, "Go in this your strength and deliver Israel from the hand of Midian. Have I not sent you?" He said to Him, "O Lord, how shall I deliver Israel? Behold, my family is the least in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father's house." But the LORD said to him, "Surely I will be with you, and you shall defeat Midian as one man." (Judges 6:14-16)
God's use of men such as Gideon drives home the truth that "God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong," (1 Corinthians 1:27)
The absurdity of the ages is that our Lord Jesus is preparing His followers, most of whom have little power and influence in this present age, to rule His world-wide one-thousand year kingdom on earth. It is the ultimate foolishness and weakness which will shame the wise and the strong.
Most of us are in good company with Gideon. We may be the "least likely to succeed" in our class or family, and we may live in relative obscurity in a nearly-forgotten corner of the world, but like the miniscule mustard seed, we are growing in the Lord for the greatness He has designed.
I am awed by the company I keep. The believers I minister to and with in the body of Christ are destined for far greater fame and influence than the most notable of today's leaders and dignitaries. It is thrilling to be in the company of the foolish and weak!
Government leaders, don't lose sight of your exalted status even as you look at the foolishness and weakness of your life today. Perhaps you'll live life today with a mischievous smirk on your face that will cause others to think you are up to something, because you are! In partnership with the Coming King, we are conspiring to rule the world in perfect justice and truth.
It really is far more about availability than ability. The King of Kings supplies the ability as we are available to Him. May He take our foolishness and weakness and turn them into wisdom and strength today as we surrender to Him and His "government-in-training" work in our lives.
Steve
"The LORD looked at him and said, "Go in this your strength and deliver Israel from the hand of Midian. Have I not sent you?" He said to Him, "O Lord, how shall I deliver Israel? Behold, my family is the least in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father's house." But the LORD said to him, "Surely I will be with you, and you shall defeat Midian as one man." (Judges 6:14-16)
God's use of men such as Gideon drives home the truth that "God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong," (1 Corinthians 1:27)
The absurdity of the ages is that our Lord Jesus is preparing His followers, most of whom have little power and influence in this present age, to rule His world-wide one-thousand year kingdom on earth. It is the ultimate foolishness and weakness which will shame the wise and the strong.
Most of us are in good company with Gideon. We may be the "least likely to succeed" in our class or family, and we may live in relative obscurity in a nearly-forgotten corner of the world, but like the miniscule mustard seed, we are growing in the Lord for the greatness He has designed.
I am awed by the company I keep. The believers I minister to and with in the body of Christ are destined for far greater fame and influence than the most notable of today's leaders and dignitaries. It is thrilling to be in the company of the foolish and weak!
Government leaders, don't lose sight of your exalted status even as you look at the foolishness and weakness of your life today. Perhaps you'll live life today with a mischievous smirk on your face that will cause others to think you are up to something, because you are! In partnership with the Coming King, we are conspiring to rule the world in perfect justice and truth.
It really is far more about availability than ability. The King of Kings supplies the ability as we are available to Him. May He take our foolishness and weakness and turn them into wisdom and strength today as we surrender to Him and His "government-in-training" work in our lives.
Steve
posted by steve @ 11:17 AM
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