Good afternoon,

Below is a passage that many of us are familiar with, but do we understand it? do we really believe it?

1 Corinthians 1:26-29

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; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: That no flesh should glory in his presence.

So, if God was a man of the world, a man that looked on the outside, He would have chosen the elite of His day to accomplish His mission — however, He used simple fishermen. These men were considered uneducated, lacking social status and lacking wealth of any kind — yet these “simple” men were the ones the Lord selected to build the Kingdom of God.

When the children of Israel were slaves in Egypt, God didn’t send an army to deliver them, He sent a single man. But a single man of God was shown to be greater than the most powerful kingdom on Earth.

Throughout the Bible, we read of the Lord choosing and using the weak things of the world to confound and shame the wise and powerful. God seems to love revealing His awesome power through humble vessels, so that no flesh can glory in His presence.

We spend so much of our time and thoughts trying to buy and obtain the “things”, status and wealth that we think we need to live an outward Godly life yet, God says I will give you all you need  and use you if you  spent more time and your thoughts on doing what I want.

Men, don’t think obtaining a certain financial level or status proves how Godly you are or to the level of how God will bless your family – God uses and pushes forward the humble and brings down the proud, the ones who think they have to do it themselves.

Women, don’t let the size of your ring, the price of your car or the name on your purse define who you are. Don’t look at what everyone else has, (it’s all going to burn up) for a measure of Godliness. Let your life be defined by how you are allowing God to use you for His purposes. It take all the pressure off of you and frees up your time.

All of this is a trick of the enemy for both men and women, we get side tracked. Remember that God uses the humble, ordinary, often broken (an experience with God denying the old self) people…to do extraordinary things. God is not looking at your wealth, your social status or your education — He’s looking at your heart! If your heart is willing and your life is available, then He is more than able to perform miraculous work through you for His Kingdom’s sake.

Don’t allow the enemy to stifle or steal the Lord’s vision for your life, do what you know is right (righteouss before Him)–- He has a plan to use you to confound the wise of this world, and push you forward in the Kingdom of God so you will be blessed and your family.

Have a great week!

Your Servant,

Pastor Grant