“Brothers and sisters, 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. God 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.”
I Corinthians 1:26-29
God often uses those whom man refuses.
We are so accustomed to judging by outward appearance
and by perceiving who can and cannot be of value in life and to the Kingdom of
God.
The Apostle Paul hits these notions squarely in I
Corinthians 1:26-29.
We are no less guilty of this in the church too.
As a matter of fact Pauls’ warnings and admonitions
were directed to the church in Corinth and, by extension, to each of us as
family as one body, which each have unique purposes and functions.
Each individual is essential to the proper functioning
of the body.
I am not a doctor and cannot tell you of the value and
purpose of all the various parts and organs of my body but I know that the
Creator of the universe has made no mistakes in me or in creating any parts of
His Sons’ bride the church.
Whoever you are, know that you are created by a loving
God and you have value and purpose to Him and to others.
Though others may ‘refuse’ you – God does not!
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