The Zero Point
The thing you think is proof that God can't use you might be exactly what qualifies you in the first place
Have you ever heard Christians say ‘if that guy/girl becomes a believer, they’ll be really help grow the kingdom of God.’
Have those people even read the book? Remember Gideon with his army? When he finally crawled out of his hole and was ready to lead the army, God had to whittle down his numbers so they didn’t chalk that win up to great generalship.
Whatever it is you think you bring to the table is probably the thing that will get in the way of your usefulness. What He has to strip out of the person he’s calling might be more important than what he has to add.
Joseph didn’t start as second-in-command to the Pharaoh, while his brothers and parents knelt before him. That dream was God’s end-game for his life. Before that he had to go through a half-dozen hellish experiences of abandonment and betrayal, that had him sold into slavery, falsely accused of rape, and left to rot in a prison cell.
Even Moses, wasn’t that dapper Charlton Heston boldly striding across the set in a sword and sandals epic. Not even close.
He was living on the run, older than dirt, hadn’t seen ‘his people’ in decades, and a whole lot more…
The PERFECT Gift For The Art Loving Warrior
Dear Fellow Warriors: My new book just dropped, GILES VOL. I: The Biblical Warrior Collection. It’s a full color coffee table compilation of my biblical paintings over the last 20yrs. As you know, I don’t depict the biblical men in this book as sweet bearded women but rough troublemakers who shook all of hell’s habitations. It’s a great gift for the male and female scrappy warriors on your Christmas list. Young kids will love it too. 70+ original paintings. 234 pages with the scriptural inspiration behind each painting. It’s a beautiful book.
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– Captain Robert Reinecker
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