Tuesday 28 Dec 2021

December 28: 1 Corinthians 1:26-29

Key Verse: 1 Corinthians 1:27
But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

Devotion:
When a business wants to make a good impression, they go out and hire the best people for the jobs. For their advertising, they will get the company which makes the most impressionable adverts, so long as they can afford it. For their sales, they will hire salespeople who know how to do their job so they can get revenue back… It’s all about the money and encouraging people to spend money at their stores or businesses...

When it comes down to doing something which affects your life, then you would probably want to trust people who are close to you or who are not being paid large amounts of money to say things. This is why God chose the right people to work with Him. He did not choose the big merchants to go out and sell religion to the people. He did not pay people to spread His Word. God chose people from the local communities to reach the people in those communities.

Why? Because these are the people the local community trusts. They have probably grown up with these people and know them well. This people have a certain amount of trust which others can see and know. God wanted the people who were going to pass on the real truth to others and not some made up adverts which make things look better than they are.

God wants us to know and share the truth – this means He is very likely to choose you to reach out to others; not that we are all fools, but because we are willing to tell the truth as we see it and how it affects our own lives. We are willing to give real-world examples of how God works in our lives. God doesn’t want us to boast about being the biggest or best church, but to show others they can trust what we say because we are giving them God’s Word!

Points to Ponder:
How do others see your local church?

Are you showing others they can trust local people at the local church?