"Then Moses
answered, 'But behold, they will not believe me or listen to my voice, for they
will say, 'The Lord did not appear to you.'' The Lord said to him, ' What is
that in your hand?' He said, 'A staff.' And he said, 'Throw it on the ground.'
So he threw it on the ground, and it became a serpent"
"'There is a
boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are they for so
many?' Jesus said, 'Have the people sit down.' Now there was much grass in the
place. So the men sat down, about five thousand in number. Jesus then took the
loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were
seated. So also the fish, as much as they wanted."
1 Samuel 18:40
"Then he took
his staff in his hand and chose five smooth stones from the brook and put them
in his shepherd's pouch. His sling was in his hand, and he approached the
Philistine."
These are just three examples of the many cases where people who had nothing to offer were used by God to perform marvelous deeds for him. Moses was
the first leader of the Israelites and was the one that lead them out of slavery.
The boy gave what food he had and enabled the only miracle that is recorded in
the all four books of the Gospels besides the resurrection of Jesus. David was only a boy with a
sling and some stones yet God used them to overcome an entire army. What these
people had wasn't in their possessions or in their talents, if they had relied
on these things all their effort would have resulted in nothing. Rather they
came before God relying on him to provide what they lacked and God's actions speak
all the louder when he works through our weakness. When we trust God and follow
his call it will lead us into situations where we can't rely on ourselves. Then God really gets to work.
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