Meditate On
…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.
1 Corinthians
1:27–28
God Uses What Man Deems Useless
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!
BLESSINGS
JOSEPH PRINCE
