Take a look at the list below. Would you or your church choose these people for a ministry position?
– Abraham the liar (Genesis 12:13) and the impatient one (Genesis 16:2)
– Moses the murderer (Exodus 2:12)
– David the adulterer (2 Samuel 11:2-5)
– Elijah, prone to despair and suicide (1 Kings 19:3-4)
– Peter the denier (Matthew 26:69-75)
– Paul the persecutor (Acts 8:3)
The list could go on and on with many more that God used in His service. Not only did God allow them to serve Him, but He showcases them in His Word as trophies of Grace.
– Abraham became the father of faith
– Moses became God’s lawgiver
– David was heralded as a man after God’s own heart
– Elijah was the prophet that brought down fire from heaven and destroyed the gods of Baal
– Peter was called “the rock”
– Paul became the greatest evangelist
These people were not models we can never live up to. God delights in overcoming our flaws, in showing His power through our weakness.
If God’s call was meant for such as these, it is meant for you and me …
