Take a good look, friends, at who you were when you got called into this life. I donāt see many of āthe brightest and the bestā among you, not many influential, not many from high-society families. Isnāt it obvious that God deliberately chose men and women that the culture overlooks and exploits and abuses, chose these ānobodiesā to expose the hollow pretensions of the āsomebodiesā? That makes it quite clear that none of you can get by with blowing your own horn before God. Everything that we haveāright thinking and right living, a clean slate and a fresh startācomes from God by way of Jesus Christ. Thatās why we have the saying, āIf youāre going to blow a horn, blow a trumpet for Godā (1 Cor. 1:26-31; The Message).
No matter where we have come from or what we have done, God has chosen us to do great things for Him. God leans towards the broken, battered, and rejected. Heās drawn towards hearts that become tender when bad things happen. Itās those events that turn us to Him. He then shows the world what He will do with the broken and discarded. He uses those whose hearts are right. But this only comes as we worship and bow down before Him. As we humble ourselves and act like David, we really begin to win the battle against our giants in this life.
Reflect.
Read Judges 6āthe story of Gideon. What was his view of his life? His skills? His family?
Respond.
Spend some time with God in prayer regarding who you view yourself in light of 1 Cor. 1:26-31. Thank Him for choosing you and giving you unique gifts, different than those all around you.
