Day 1"But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, E-hud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eg-lon the king of Moab". (Judges 3:15)
Scripture Reading: Judges 3
Scripture Reading: I Corinthians 1:26-31
Is it not amazing whom God uses? Business, government, political systems, industry, education, the military, we would never think of using many of the people in which God chooses and uses. It seems Ehud's main strength in serving God was that he was left handed. Shamgar (vs. 31) evidently was an oxen driver and knew how to use an ox goad (a rod with a sharpened point on it). David was just a shepherd boy, but knew how to use a sling. God used Moses's rod to bring forth water from a rock and to divide the Red Sea. He used Gideon, a fearful, weak farmer who was the least in his family, with weapons of a lamp, torch and trumpets (Judges 6).
Paul tells us in I Corinthians one that God uses things or people which are counted foolish by the world (vs. 27), and the weak things, and the base (not worth much), and things which are despised (no account). God uses these things, God uses such people so "that no flesh should glory in his presence" (vs. 29). In other words, the Lord uses that which the world would reject to do His services, so that He is the one who receives glory and no man can honestly say, "look what I have done."
So many who claim to be Christians, instead of seeking to serve the Lord Jesus, make excuses that they have no ability, talents, or gift to do so, yet does not the Scripture show God uses the untalented, ungifted and those with little ability? Even a left-handed man was used for God's glory as well as an ox driver, and shepherd. Dorcas in the New Testament (Acts 9:36,41) was a woman who knew how to sew with needle and thread, but she was used of God. If you read the history of the church you will find many, many individuals, both men and women, and even youth, who in the sight of the world and even their families were worth little or next to nothing, but they accomplished great things in God's kingdom. How? Why? Because they were willing to be used of God in whatever way He saw fit.
So I ask you, what are you doing? Do not give the excuse that you are not able, for there is always something to do. Start by prayer, and God will open up doors of service, maybe by a simple thing of being an encourager to those who minister to you.