Daily Bread (Flawed And Frail)

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Flawed And Frail
READ: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31

God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise. —1 Corinthians 1:27

One of my boyhood heroes was Davy Crockett, the “King of the Wild Frontier.” I looked up to him, admiring his courage and exploits.

Years later, my brother gave me a book that traced the experiences of the real-life David Crockett. I was surprised by his humanness. The real Davy Crockett made mistakes and had serious personal problems. The book depicted him as both flawed and frail.

This was both disappointing and reassuring to me. It was disappointing because he was less than I had come to believe, but reassuring because that reality made Crockett more accessible to me—and even more of a hero.

In the Bible we see that God consistently used people who were far less than perfect. That shouldn’t surprise us. God is glorified by showing Himself strong through our weaknesses. It shows us that He desires to work through our lives not because we are perfect but because He is. And since He uses weak and foolish things (1 Cor. 1:27), it means you and I are prime candidates for His work.

The Lord isn’t looking for superheroes. He uses those of us who are flawed and frail, so that He can show His strength and grace. He wants those with a willing and available heart. — Bill Crowder

It’s not in the flash of the style that you hone,
Nor all the degrees you’ve compiled;
The Savior is looking for servants who own
The warm, willing heart of a child. —Gustafson

In God’s service, our greatest ability is our availability.

 

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God is glorified by showing Himself strong through our weaknesses. It shows us that He desires to work through our lives not because we are perfect but because He is.

amen! I carry a vision with me...of a room full of pottery vases...some are golden and shining, with intricate designs, beautiful and to be admired, sitting stately on the shelves on display... but others are so worn and cracked and chipped and dull there is nothing to admire about them, they look ready to be discarded to the rubble heap ~ I used to think Gods plan was to make the ugly vases like the perfect ones...until the Potter caused me to see ... He picked up one of those ugly cracked vases...put a light inside...and the light streamed thru every broken seam, streaming in all directions, so bright I could no longer even see the piece of pottery...ah...His light shining thru our weaknesses......ALL glory to the Son of God!

2Ti 2:20 Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but others of wood and earth, and some which are honoured and some without honour.
2Ti 2:21 If a man makes himself clean from these, he will be a vessel for honour, made holy, ready for the master's use, ready for every good work.

Col 1:24 Now I have joy in my pain because of you, and in my flesh I undergo whatever is still needed to make the sorrows of Christ complete, for the salvation of his body, the church;
Col 1:25 Of which I became a servant by the purpose of God which was given to me for you, to give effect to the word of God,
Col 1:26 The secret which has been kept from all times and generations, but has now been made clear to his saints,
Col 1:27 To whom God was pleased to give knowledge of the wealth of the glory of this secret among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: