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Good morning, Champion.
=GOD LOVES TO USE THE UNLIKELY=
Jeremiah 29:11–14 (NIV)
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper
you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will
call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will
seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by
you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back from captivity.
_God always chooses to use unlikely people to do incredible things!_
When we meet Jeremiah in chapter one (when God picks him for a purpose), we
do not see a superstar but someone who looks like an 'everyday fella'. God
does this on purpose because He is not looking for superstars, He is looking
for people who are faithful and will trust Him and His promises beyond their
perceived capabilities.
God is not like a judge from the _X Factor_ or _Pop Idol_ - He does not
select according to what we currently may look like or how we currently
perform. Rather, He chooses according to what He sees in us and what He
knows we can do, because He formed us and because of His grace! Look at what
God says to Jeremiah when He first approaches him and lets him know His
plans.
Jeremiah 1:4–6 (NIV)
The word of the LORD came to me, saying, "Before I formed you in the womb I
knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet
to the nations." "Ah, Sovereign LORD," I said, "I do not know how to speak;
I am only a child."
God knew his true potential and capabilities before Jeremiah did, and that
is so true with us. It is when we meet the Lord and listen to Him that we
discover what we are actually capable of and we, as Jeremiah, become amazed
by what God has pre-packed into our lives and equipped us with the potential
to do. God loves to use normal, unlikely people because then the glory goes
to Him. He does not want people running around thinking they did it by their
own ability. That's why, throughout the Bible, you see God approach everyday
people, with everyday hang ups, and ask them to do things that are totally
impossible; guess what, He still does that today.
He sees you according to what He made you to be, not according to what
others say about you or even what you may say about you. Everyone of us has
God potential packed inside of the suitcase of our life that we only
discover is there when He begins to speak to us.
_God does not see or judge as man does._
Think of David: when God sent Samuel the prophet to find Saul's replacement
as king He sent him to a man called Jesse with many sons, and said, "I will
show you who it is to be". Jesse brought out all his strong and
full-of-potential sons except one; he left David on the hill looking after
sheep. The prophet Samuel went to each son - each strong with natural
ability - but to each one God said, "No!" Then Samuel said to Jesse, "Are
there any more?" It was then that he brought David out, a small
ruddy-looking shepherd boy. But the great truth is, when others saw a
shepherd boy, God saw a king!
This is what God said to Samuel the prophet.
1 Samuel 16:7 (NIV)
But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at his
physical stature, because I have refused him. For the LORD does not see as
man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the
heart."
God is looking at you today through the eyes of what He has designed you to
be. Like Jeremiah, when you agree with what He is calling you, the potential
He has pre-packed inside of you comes alive and activates to fulfill God's
purposes. Again, the question is, "Will you agree with what God is saying
about you, champion?" Why not take a moment to read 1 Samuel 16 again today
and be blessed as you see that God does not select people like man does - He
looks at the heart not the current performance.
Have a great day of discovering God and discovering you!
Andy
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