Read: 1
Corinthians 1:18-31
For ye see
your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many
mighty, not many noble, are called:
But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and
God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty.
1
Corinthians 1:26-27
Edward Kimball was nothing special in the
eyes of most men. He was not a pastor, missionary, business-owner, or CEO of a
large company. He was a layman in the church where he happened to be a Sunday
school teacher. God burdened his heart to reach the boys in his class for
Christ, so he set out to accomplish that task. One young man, a clerk in a shoe
store, particularly burdened his heart. The fact that this young man fell
asleep often during his class did not deter Edward Kimball from entering that
store with a single goal – to share the gospel with him. He did his best to
convince the young man to give his life to Christ, but he left the store
feeling as if he had bungled the mission. Little did he realize that on that
day, the store clerk, D.L. Moody, a man who would shake continents for Christ
and influence many others who became well-known preachers, left the store
changed man.
Why does God use men like Edward Kimball?
Looking into the Bible, why did God use Gideon, a poor farmer? Why did God use
Peter, James, and John, common fishermen on the Sea of Galilee? Why did God use
Paul and others? These were not rich or famous men. They had no real power or
prestige. By everyone’s standard, they were just ordinary. God used them
because they were available for His service. God used them because they didn’t
think of themselves as wise, intelligent, gifted, or special. They just offered
what they had, and God used them in a mighty way.
We may look at ourselves and think that
there is no way we can be used by God as mightily as He used some of the well-known
preachers and laymen. However, that is not the case at all. God uses ordinary
people like you and me because that is when He gets the glory. Many people
would be willing to credit the power, money, or genius to a man who accomplishes
something for God, rather than to admit the fact that God did those things
through him. When God uses an ordinary man, everyone realizes that it was only
God that could do something like that, and He is worshipped. So take heart –
God wants to use men who are just plain, ordinary men willing to be used for
His service.
Quote
of the day: “If you are too big to be willing to do little things, you are
probably too little to be trusted with big things.”
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