Daily Wisdom

Psa 18:3 “I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.”

What man announces as unworthy God often uses to announce He who is worthy. Jephthah (Jgs 11) was a mighty man of valor. Yet, he was an illegitimate son of Gilead, and thus was chased out of the country by his half-brothers. He suffered as a result of another's decision and not for any wrong he had done. Yet in spite of his brothers' rejection, God used him and he eventually judged Israel for six-years. Licking your wounds only serves the animals not man. Jephthah didn’t allow his circumstances interfere in serving God. While man may label you unworthy, God often calls the such to proclaim He who is worthy, Jesus, that’s when worth comes to the surface. God used a harlot, Rahab to do his work (Heb 11:31). It was a harlot at the well that Jesus witnessed to and used to reach a village (Jn 4). Don’t blame what your circumstance have done to you, it only delays what God can do with you. Before you complain about your circumstances consider the little-girl in (2 Kgs 5) who despite being kidnapped by an enemy captain to be a slave, was willing to be used by God to direct her master to Elisha and eventually to God. Blaming your circumstances is choosing to hold on to your crutches.

Your greatest ministry will often come out of your greatest hurt.

HSAY… Todd