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God’s Choosing

Introduction:

THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOK OF 1 CORINTHIANS CHAPTER ONE PAUL HAD TO ADDRESS THE CHURCH OF CORINTH ABOUT A MATTER OF DIVISION THAT WAS BROUGHT TO HIS ATTENTION.

PAUL HAD TO REMIND THEM THAT IT WAS THE FOOLISHNESS OF PREACHING THAT SAVED THOSE WHO BELIEVED, NOT THEM THAT PROCESS WORLDLY WISDOM.

WE ARE SO BLESSED THAT GOD SAVED US. WHEN GOD SAVED US THE WORLD DESPISED WHAT GOD HAD DONE THROUGH US.

BEFORE GOD SAVED US THE WORLD LOOKED AT US AS THE SCUM OF THE WORLD. THE WORLD MIGHT HAVE COUNTED US OUT, BUT GOD CHOSE US IN OUR FOOLISH STATE OF MIND TO SHAME THE WORLD TO LET THEM KNOW THAT HE CAN TAKE MESS AND MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF IT.

PAUL WANTED THE CHURCH OF CORINTH TO UNDERSTAND IT IS NOT TIME TO BE HIGH MINDED TO THE POINT WHERE YOU GLORY IN SELF.

IT IS GOD WHO GET THE GLORY, BECAUSE IT WAS THROUGH HIS SON CHRIST JESUS THAT WE ARE SAVED.

TODAY I LIKE TO TALK ABOUT

THE FOOLISH THINGS.

THE WEAK THINGS.

THE BASE THINGS.

A. FOOLISH THINGS

1 Corinthians 1:27–28 AV 1873

but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; and base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:

GOD CHOSE WHAT NO ONE ELSE WAS WILLING TO USE. GOD CHOSE THOSE WHO DID NOT HAVE ANY SENSE OF DIRECTION. HE CHOSE THOSE WHO WAS THE LEAST EDUCATED.

GOD HAVE A WAY OF MAKING FOOLS OF THEM WHO COUNT OTHER PEOPLE OUT. YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT’S IN GOD’S MIND CONCERNING SOMEONE ELSE LIFE.

GOD DON’T LOOK AT THE OUTWARD, BUT HE LOOKS INTO THE HEART TO SEE IF THAT HEART CAN BE USED FOR HIS KINGDOM.

GOD ‘S THOUGHTS ARE NOT LIKE OUR THOUGHTS AND HIS WAYS ARE NOT LIKE OUR WAYS, SO STOP TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY GOD CHOSE SOMEONE OVER YOU.

BECAUSE YOU MIGHT THINK YOU ARE MORE EDUCATED THEN SOMEONE ELSE, THAT DOESN’T MEAN GOD WILL CHOOSE YOU OVER THEM.

PAUL WAS MORE CONCERN WITH THE CHURCH OF CORINTH OBTAINING WORLDLY WISDOM OVER GODLY WISDOM.

I AM SO GLAD THAT GOD IS NOT LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WHO IS TRYING TO BE SO DEEP.

GOD IS LOOKING FOR THOSE WHO CAN SIMPLIFY HIS WORDS SO THAT BABES CAN RECEIVE IT.

MATTHEW 11:25 “At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.”

B. THE WEAK THINGS.

WHAT ARE THE WEAK THINGS THAT GOD CHOSE TO ACCOMPLISH HIS WORK.

THEY ARE THOSE WHO LACK STRENGTH. THOSE WHO ARE HURTING. THOSE WHO ARE LONELY.

THOSE WHO ARE HELPLESS AND THOSE WHO SUFFER HUMILITY.

WHY BECAUSE THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO TURN TO GOD , BECAUSE THERE IS NO ONE ELSE TO TURN TO.

GOD IS NOT AFTER THOSE WHO PROCESS PHYSICAL STRENGTH, BUT THOSE WHO HAVE SPIRITUAL STRENGTH.

PHYSICAL STRENGTH CAN GO SO FAR, BUT SPIRITUAL STRENGTH HAS NO ENDING.

2 CORINTHIANS 12:9 “And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”

C. THE BASE THINGS

ARE THOSE WHO ARE INSIGNIFICANT.

MEANING THEY DON’T HAVE ANY VALUE OR SUBSTANCE.

THE FORGOTTEN, THOSE WHO WAS LEFT BEHIND OR LOOKED OVER.

I AM SO GLAD WHEN OTHERS THOUGHT WE WAS OF NO USE OR FORSAKEN , OUR GOD MADE NOTHING OUT OF SOMETHING.

ROMANS 4:7 “saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.”

I AM BLESSED TODAY, BECAUSE WHAT YOU BEEN HOLDING ONTO ABOUT MY PAST , GOD HAS FORGIVING ME. AND THE SIN YOU ONCE SEEN IN ME HAS BEEN COVERED. ON BY DEFENSE, TAKE UP WITH GOD, BECAUSE HE IS THE ONE WHO CHOSE ME.