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Meditate On
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...God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the
things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things
which are despised God has chosen…to bring to nothing the things that
are.
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1 Corinthians 1:27–28 |
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God Uses What Man Deems Useless
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There was once an old donkey that decided to go somewhere deserted
to spend its last days. It found a suitable place, laid down and died
after a few days. God looked down at the donkey and said, “I can’t use
this donkey.”
Along came the vultures and foxes, picking off
chunks of flesh from the donkey. It was a sorry sight. God looked down
at the donkey and said, “I still can’t use this donkey.” Then, the ants
and other critters of the wilderness came, and cleared up what the
vultures and foxes had left behind. The donkey was now just a skeleton,
but God still couldn’t use it.
Days and weeks passed, the burning
sun scorching the bones of the donkey till they were totally dry and
white. God looked down at what was left of the donkey and said, “Now I
can use the donkey!”
Then along came Samson with his seven locks
dancing in the wind. The man looked around for a weapon to wield against
his enemies, and found…just an old, dried up jawbone of a donkey. And
with the seemingly useless and worthless jawbone, he slew a thousand men
(Judges 15:11–17).
My
friend, God uses what the world deems useless and past its shelf life
to accomplish amazing feats. That’s just His style. So if people have
written you off, called you “useless” or treated you as insignificant,
get ready! God can and is about to use you to do the impossible. He’ll
transform and empower you to do what you and your critics never dreamed
possible!
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