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
