Some thoughts from Alistair Begg…
Gideon – you have too many men to defeat Midian… cut down to 300! So that Israel may not boast in their own victory… Pride is a killer!
The wise and the powerful were notable by their absence from the church in Corinth… why? Because the message that Paul proclaimed was foolish! Surely the church needs to win these people to attract people to the gospel? So often we go after the rich, the powerful, the beautiful… don’t forget the words of James 2 about favouritism!
If dependence on God was the objective… wouldn’t weakness be an advantage?
The church is weak, because God designed it that way v.27-28 – “God chose”
Conversation between a fireman and a surgeon… very different in the eyes of the world… nothing in common… but, in Christ… everything in common!
There’s something powerful about seeing the insignificance of ourselves… but seeing to how God works in and through insignificant people, with great intention! - 2 Kings 5… the unnamed slave girl, the unnamed servants… working for God!
Let the one who boasts… boast only in Jesus!
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