There are many people that believe that God could never use them because of who they are, where they have come from, what they have been through, or especially because of what they have done. As I read the Bible I can see that God used a motley crew of misfits, a bunch of wretched and broken sinners to minister to the world around them. When I look at specific individuals, I am encouraged because I have similar traits. Adam listened to his wife and not God, Noah was a drunk, Abraham was too old, Isaac was a daydreamer, Jacob was a liar, Leah was ugly, Joseph was abused, Gideon was afraid, Samson was a womanizer, Rahab was a prostitute, David was an adulterer (not to mention a murderer), Elijah was suicidal, Jonah ran from God, Job went bankrupt, John the Baptist was destitute, the Samaritan woman was divorced (more than once), Mary Magdalene was demon-possessed, Zacchaeus was too small, Peter denied Christ, all the disciples ran away when Jesus was arrested, Paul was a Christian-killer, Oh…and Lazarus was dead. As I contemplate my own unworthiness to serve the Lord Jesus I pray fervently over what is written in *1 Corinthians 1:26 Just look at your own calling, believers; not many [of you were considered] wise according to human standards, not many powerful or influential, not many of high and noble birth. 27 But God has selected [for His purpose] the foolish things of the world to shame the wise [revealing their ignorance], and God has selected [for His purpose] the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong [revealing their frailty].* I like what Charles Spurgeon said, “When you feel yourself to be utterly unworthy, you have hit the truth.” Knowing that God uses the imperfect, the weak, the ones who struggle with fitting in, those who can’t seem to feel that they will ever get it right, the people who know their own fallibility before God, this is right where I fit in the most. My friends, God doesn’t want perfect people; he wants humble people who are willing to serve a perfect God. I am reminded quite often that God uses broken people like me to help broken people like me, and that is why I do what I do in serving Him. My beloved, may the grace and peace of our God overflow your lives and help you to serve Him whether in the pit or the pulpit. In Christ Love, douglas. HE>i. pastord.blog

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