“But Yehovah hath chosen the foolish…, the weak…, the base…, the despised…, the…are not…” 1 Corinthians 1:27-29
When we are feeling “on top of the world”, feeling good about ourselves and feeling like one of the world’s elite, it is easy to be haughty and judgemental about anyone we consider, at least at that point in our lives, to be below us. But, come on, let us be real; that is only for a fleeting moment – and all those smug feelings are mere, momentary “feelings”, simply because we all know the true “me” and the stupid things we all think and do when, thankfully and hopefully, nobody is watching us. In the cold light of day each of us know ‘the real me’ needs Yehovah’s grace, mercy and strength just to get through the day in one piece. A balanced view is to see that with Yehovah’s grace, mercy and strength, He can turn a zero into a hero, He can reduce the mountains we feel overwhelmed by into molehills. He can turn tragedy into victory – if we rely on Him to work in and through us. He has done it before, and He will do it again.
So if, in those “real” and sober moments you think Yehovah cannot use you, remember: Noah was a drunk, Abraham was old, Sarah was barren, Isaac told lies, Jacob was a deceiver, Gideon was afraid, Moses lacked confidence, Samson was a womaniser, Jeremiah and Timothy were young, Elijah was depressed, the Samaritan woman had been married five times, Peter denied even knowing Yeshua, Thomas doubted, Peter, James and John fell asleep while praying, all the disciples forsook Yeshua and fled and Lazarus was actually dead. Whatever their ups and downs, Yehovah remained faithful to His calling upon their lives. If He could do it in the lives of these men and women in the Scriptures, He can and will do it with you.