1 Corinthians 26-31(ESV)
“For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of God. And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, so that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”
I love verses 26 through 31 from 1 Corinthians. Paul writes to the Church in Corinth and tells them that God chose them not because they were wise, powerful, of noble birth, but because God is great and would work through them. Bible commentaries have said the people in the Church of Corinth were beginning to think of themselves as great, but Paul reminds them that they weren’t great. God chose them because of their faith and because he could work through them to spread his faith. We should never think of ourselves as too lowly to be used or chosen by God. God will choose whomever he wants as long as the person has faith. But Paul reminds that once we are chosen by God, we must always remember that our greatness comes from God and because Christ is within us telling us what to do, what to say, how to act to fulfill God’s plan on earth. As followers of Christ, we can all be used to further God’s plan as long as we always remember that Christ dwells within us and we daily renew our faith in God and Jesus Christ.
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