Have you ever thought there is too much in your past for God to use you? Maybe some dark secrets have come out and your reputation has been damaged. Maybe you simply dont feel good enough. Many of us have argued that we can’t be used by God because of the ugliness in our past. Paul is a great example of how untrue that statement is. “You know what I was like when I followed the Jewish religion--how I violently persecuted the Christians. I did my best to get rid of them. I was one of the most religious Jews of my own age, and I tried as hard as possible to follow all the old traditions of my religion. ” (Galatians 1:13-14) NLT If you look back at your favorite Bible stories, doesnt God seem to choose people because of their weaknesses? Because of their past? Maybe God wants to show that His impressiveness and His ability are what matters--not ours. Actually, Paul’s past made his conversion that much more surprising, unexpected, and powerful. The sudden and profound change in Paul gave enormous credibility to the eyewitness accounts of the resurrection of Jesus. It caused people to ask how this man could go from murdering Christians to a leader of them overnight. Jesus doesn’t require our impressiveness to accomplish his goals. As we follow Him, we may discover that the things we are least proud of are the things He most wants to leverage. At the end of the day, we simply need to be available and to follow His lead. He will give us what we need to do what needs to be done, and he will take responsibility for the outcome as well.
Posted on: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 12:37:09 +0000
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