Week 12: Living as a Disciple
“For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of God.”
When you picture someone God might use to change the world, do you think of yourself?
Most of us don’t. We disqualify ourselves before we even begin: not smart enough, not holy enough, not outgoing enough. But throughout Scripture, and all of history, God has always worked through uncommon people. Not the powerful, not the polished, not the perfect. But the available.
God’s Kingdom is not built by celebrities. It’s built by the faithful. The ones who quietly serve, who love deeply, who show up again and again even when it’s hard.
You might feel ordinary, but in God's hands, ordinary becomes sacred.
Maybe that’s the invitation for you today, not to become someone else, but to believe that who you are is exactly who God can use. If you’ve ever felt overlooked, unqualified, or too broken, hear this: you are seen, called, and included. Not because you’ve earned it, but because He delights in using uncommon people to do eternal things.
This story is not about superstars. It’s about surrendered hearts.
Let Him write something beautiful through yours.
Read 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 (ESV)
“Brothers and sisters, 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… so that no one may boast before Him.”
Reflection:
Where have you believed the lie that God can’t use someone like you? What might change if you started believing that He already is?
What does it say about God’s character that He chooses the unlikely to carry out His Kingdom work?
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