You’ve Got the Wrong Person

1 Corinthians 1:26–31

Paul reminds us that not many were considered wise, powerful, or impressive by the world’s standards when God called them.  God intentionally chooses people society overlooks so His glory—not our résumé—gets the credit.

The beautiful thing about God is He doesn’t wait for us to become impressive before He uses us.
According to 1 Corinthians 1, He actually specializes in using the people the world would overlook.

When the Lord placed WAIT on my heart, my first thought was, “Jesus… You’ve got the wrong person.”

But then I was reminded of 1 Corinthians 1:26–31.

God isn’t impressed with our resumes.
He’s moved by the willingness of our hearts.

We tend to look at people through the wrong lens.
We disqualify ourselves because of our past.
Because of our mistakes.
Because of our sin.

But God has always used imperfect people to reveal His perfect glory.

God can use you no matter where you’ve come from or what you’ve done.

Even the sexual sin you think has placed you too far gone…
God can redeem it.
He can use your story to help someone else find freedom, healing, and hope.

Jesus wants the world to know this:

We are not loved because of who we are or what we’ve done.

We are loved in spite of it.

That’s grace.
That’s mercy.
And that’s the kind of love only Jesus gives.