{"id":4296,"date":"2020-08-22T22:06:51","date_gmt":"2020-08-22T22:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davesali.wordpress.com\/2020\/08\/22\/weak-and-foolish-things\/"},"modified":"2020-08-22T22:06:51","modified_gmt":"2020-08-22T22:06:51","slug":"weak-and-foolish-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savedali.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/22\/weak-and-foolish-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Weak and foolish things"},"content":{"rendered":"

But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;<\/span> – 1 Corinthians 1:27<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Weak and foolish things.<\/p>\n

Those are the things God loves to choose.<\/p>\n

Those are the things God has already <\/em>chosen to use, way before the foundation of all creation.<\/p>\n

He’ll use a stammering Moses to lead His people out of Egypt.<\/p>\n

He’ll use a fearful Gideon to defeat the mighty Midianites.<\/p>\n

He’ll tell Namaan the Syrian leper to dip seven times in the River Jordan, and then restore his skin to better than it was ever supposed to be.<\/p>\n

He’ll use a religious “Christian killer” zealot called Saul of Tarsus to be one of the key builders of the early church.<\/p>\n

And He’ll take you, in that weak and foolish situation that you find yourself in, and do something that amazes and confounds everyone, including you.<\/p>\n

Weak and foolish things.<\/p>\n

Wherever you see them, see them as the opportunity for God to do something amazing on your behalf.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; – 1 Corinthians 1:27 Weak and foolish things. Those are the things God loves to choose. Those are the things God has already chosen … <\/p>\n

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