For you have heard of my former manner of life in Judaism, how I used to persecute the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it; and I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my countrymen, being more extremely zealous for my ancestral traditions.
(Galatians 1:13-14, NASB)
Have you ever thought you’re not “good” enough to be used by God? Maybe you’ve done things that shame you when you think of them. Or you deliberately turned away from God in rebellion. Or you’ve made choices that hurt you or others.
How can God use me? you think.
Guess what? None of us is perfect. All of us have our flaws and failings. And yet God chooses to use every one of us in His plan.
Paul persecuted those who chose to follow Christ. And he did it zealously, hoping to wipe this new faith off the map.
Yet God transformed him and used him mightily.
I made choices that led me on a twenty-year journey away from my faith. I very consciously chose to follow my own path and shook my fist in the face of my loving Father.
Yet God welcomed me back with open arms and gave me the blessing of serving Him through speaking and worship arts.
We do not—none of us—deserve God’s grace and mercy, and yet He offers them freely. And no matter where we’ve been, no matter what we’ve done, He will use us as He builds His kingdom.
How amazing!
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