Presenting ...
... a weekly letter of encouragement.
Singapore
June 26, 1996
Good Morning!
"GOD HAS THE UNCOMFORTABLE HABIT OF PLACING HIS
HANDS ON THE WRONG PERSON"
- A particular sporting goods company only hires salesmen who are six feet or more in height.
- Look at the yearly financial reports of the men running major corporations and pictures of graying, dignified, polished Madison Avenue types adorn the pages.
As I write, my mind races to two middle eastern countries where
the "wrong people" are being used of God to
impact some of the toughest places on the earth with the Gospel.
Lacking physical attractiveness, charisma, leadership ability,
and higher education, these people are unimpressive by the world's
standards, yet daunting in their impact.
"...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...so that no one may boast before Him. (I Corinthians
1:27-29)
Commenting on the twelve chosen by Jesus, Dr. Mark Wessel observes:
"It was a strange group of men our Lord chose to be his
disciples. Four of them were fishermen, one a hated tax collector,
another a member of a radical and violent political party...all
were laymen...Yet it was with these men that Jesus...disseminated
his Good News to the end of the earth."+
As I have pondered Jesus' selection of these twelve very common
men, it seems to me that the only thing they had in
common was an uncommon hunger for God (Judas excepted).
"...The Lord does not look at the things man looks
at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at
the heart." (I Samuel 16:7b)
Therefore, when you and I choose to work with the "wrong
people" of this world who have only their love for
God as a drawing point, we may be surprised at:
- What God will do for our character, and
- What He may choose to do through them for the world.
My prayer is that you are having a great week!
Dwight Hill
+The Expositor's Bible Commentary, Volume 8, page 643
© Copyright 1996 Dwight Hill. Unlimited permission to copy or use is hereby granted subject to inclusion of this copyright notice.
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