All the Beautiful People

        Have you ever felt unworthy? The next time you feel God can’t use you, consider these valueless Bible characters who were indeed unworthy, yet used.

Noah had trouble with alcohol.

Abraham was too old.

Isaac was a daydreamer.

Jacob was a liar.

Leah was ugly.

Joseph was an outcast.                                  

Moses was a murderer. 

Gideon was afraid.

Samson was a womanizer.

Rahab was a prostitute.

Jeremiah was too young,

David was lustful and a murderer. 

Elijah was suicidal.

Isaiah was overwhelmed by God’s holiness.

Jonah ran away from God.

Naomi was a widow.

Job went bankrupt.

John the Baptist was a poor dresser.

Peter denied Jesus.

Martha was a chronic worrier.

The Samaritan woman was divorced several times.

Zaccheus was a political thief.

Paul was a religious bigot.

Timothy was sickly.

A little unnamed boy who had only five loaves and two fishes.

Lazarus, well, he was dead.

        Now, how would you put your name on that list for the “Most Unworthy” trophy?

        God wants to use you as you are. He respects who you are, including all your strengths and weaknesses. After all, like all on that list it wasn’t as though God looked at each individual and said, “My kingdom can’t come without such a special person as you.” No, it was as though He said, “My strength is made perfect through you.”

        It is not what God wants you to do for Him that counts, but what you will let Him do through you.

        GOD DOESN’T CALL THE QUALIFIED, HE QUALIFIES THE CALLED.

        God said: “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness” (II Corinthians 12:9).