Meditate
On
For
you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not
many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God has chosen the foolish things
of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of
the world to put to shame the things which are mighty.
1
Corinthians 1:26–27
God Chooses The Weak
God’s
ways are often opposite from the world’s ways. According to 1 Corinthians 1:26,
“not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are
called.” Isn’t it fascinating to discover that while the world looks favorably
upon the wise, mighty and noble, God does not? Let’s see in the next verse what
God chooses instead: “God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to
shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame
the things which are mighty.”
Isn’t
it amazing? God has chosen the foolish and weak things to qualify for His
abundant blessings. But the verse does not say that the foolish and weak things
will remain foolish and weak. Instead, by God’s unmerited favor, they will put
to shame the so-called wise and mighty things in this world. In His hands of
grace, the foolish and weak things become even wiser and mightier than the wise
and mighty things of the world.
My
friend, God is interested in your success. Even if you are not the swiftest,
strongest, wisest, most knowledgeable and most skillful in the natural, God can
still bless you with good success when you depend on His grace. You can rise
above the system of meritocracy and survival of the fittest through His
undeserved, unearned and unmerited favor!
BLESSINGS
JOSEPH
PRINCE
