I’ve been a sports fan all of my life. Following sports for so long, I have in my mind a long trail of names of very wealthy individuals who thought they could “buy” a success or a World Championship by paying enormous sums of money to gather “star players” for his team. Time after time it fails. The larger the amount paid, the larger the disappointment.
It is a mistake often made in life. People who win big in the Lottery or the stock market and suddenly find themselves rubbing shoulders with the so-called “beautiful people” are often disappointed because having the money to buy what you want doesn’t guarantee success. A lot of people would have second-guessed Jesus (who was God and should have known better) about His choice for the first twelve disciples. Surely there were a lot of “rich, young rulers” who would have been better choices. But Jesus turned the world upside-down with His ragtag crew.
Or in writing the Bible, why didn’t God hire a team of well-trained professionals to tell His story, He had the resources. Instead, He uses an itinerant missionary who is constantly on the move and writing letters to some group. Or He uses the poetry of a grown-up shepherd-boy who keeps forgetting how important God is in his life.
Or in starting His church, surely there must have been a professional management team out of Jerusalem who could have organized that project better rather than leaving it to an unseen Holy Ghost.
“But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things to nullify the things that are, so that no one can boast before Him.” (1 Corinthians 1:27-29)
I like God’s way best.
“God, we are deceived so easily by outward appearances and worldly gimmicks for success. Teach us to trust and obey You. Amen”
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