Chosen Instruments

Scripture:

Acts 9:15  "But the Lord said to him, 'Go, for he is a chosen instrument of Mine, to bear My name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel'".

Observation:

God chose Saul as His instrument to take the Gospel to the Gentiles.  Saul was a persecutor of the early believers.  He was literally rounding them up like slaves when Jesus appeared to him.  Though he was persecuting the church, God chose him as a chosen instrument to become one of God's most powerful and influence leaders in the New Testament.

Application:

When God is going to choose someone to serve Him and carry His Gospel, He doesn't do a background check.  He chooses people that we probably wouldn't.  We must realize that God doesn't see things like we see them.  I wonder how many chosen instruments have been untapped because humans felt like they were not good enough.  God chooses who He wants and we must learn to deal with it.

Prayer:

Father, help me to see as You see.  Help me not to be quick to judge who You can use and who You can't or shouldn't.  Don't let me bypass chosen instruments because they don't look like what I think they should look like.

Your Son,

Jeff