As in, King David.
I don't know about you, but I think of a mighty king and warrior...a man after God's own heart. (I Sam. 13:14)
And I think, sure, God can use him...he's DAVID.
But I started reading a commentary on David and I realized...he didn't start out great. He didn't start out mighty.
He was ordinary.
Just like me, just like you.
A shepherd. A lowly shepherd.
The author, Charles Swindoll, pointed to this verse:
I Corinthians 1:16-29 Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. BUT God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things - and the things that are not - to nullify the things that are, so that NO ONE may boast before him.
That made me stop and realize...God is looking for people just like me. Just like you.
To do might things that point to Him...not to us.
And that makes me FEEL mighty today!
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