Who Did God Choose? - 3/22/09pm

Judges 3:7-11 -Othniel, Caleb’s younger brother
Judges 3:12-25 -Ehud, a left handed man
Judges 3:31 -Shamgar, wielder of an ox-goad
Judges 4:1-10, 17-22 -Deborah and Jael, women
Judges 6:11-16 -Gideon, of weak clan and least of the house
Judges 10:1-2 -Tola, in the hill country of Ephraim
Judges 10:3-5 -Jair, a rich father of rulers
Judges 11:1-6 -Jephthah, son of a harlot
Judges 12:8-10 -Ibzan, of Bethlehem
Judges 12:11-12 -Elon, of Zebulon
Judges 12:13-15 -Abdon, of Pirathon in the hill country of Ephraim
Judges 13:1-12 -Samson, of barren parents
When we look through the judges in the book of Judges, we rarely see those of high social standing and wealth being chosen by the Lord for His purposes. Instead, we mostly see the humble of society. Those without any individual claim to power, wealth, or fame. And course, we have an ultimate example of this in Christ.
Philippians 2:5-11 -Christ’s humility in coming to earth and dying
John 1:43-49 -Can anything good come from Nazareth?
Matthew 2:1-6 -Born in Bethlehem

Indeed, when we think of those who answer the call to follow Christ, are we not mostly of lowly and humble backgrounds and occupations? We are not limited by “smallness.” We can still, each and every one of us, regardless of social status, regardless of wealth, do well in serving the Lord!
Matthew 19:24 -A camel through the eye of a needle
James 2:1-10 -God has chosen the poor of this world
I Corinthians 1:18-29 -God has chosen the foolish things of the world