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!
