Church Accepting People with Disabilities –Part 6 God delights in weaknesses, for His power in us is made perfect. I love the passage in 1st Corinthians 1:27 which says, God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things and the despised things that are not to nullify; the things that are so that no one can boast before him. These verses are very heartening to me because I have felt all of these things, foolish, weak, lowly and despised. I dont blame them, but most people when they first see me dont know what to think of me. This was especially true when I did not have my communication device. People I knew thought that I could not think or hear as they shouted at me! “Hello! How, are, you, today?” they would yell slowly. Sometimes, I would have liked to say, “Please! Do not shout! My brain is not paralyzed!” Sometimes my old church, after I got my DynaVox speaking device, asked me to preach and give Bible studies. Most of the people there cared about me, but never thought of me but, the other than a man in a wheel chair. So, when I spoke from the pulpit, their minds were boggled and jarred. I loved it! Tripping them out was so much fun! Indeed, God chose the foolish things, the lowly things, the despised things of this world to confound to shame the wise. I dont mind being foolish for Christs sake. He uses weakened vessels. Paul boasts in his weaknesses so the Lord can be strong. We need to discover again the beauty of weakness.
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 00:54:00 +0000
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