God Uses Broken People (Part 6): Noah
Noah “became drunk,” and shameful things followed. In this we see that Noah was far from perfect. He was broken just like the rest of us. But God never defines him by his failure.
Abiding In Him Devotional
God Uses Broken People (Part 5): Mary Magdalene
We should learn from the past, but God never lets our past dictate our future. Jesus healed people whose lives were broken from the inside out, and Mary Magdalene was one of them.
God Uses Broken People (Part 4): Peter
God uses broken people. He’s already factored in their failures. Peter’s relationship with Jesus is textual proof of this.
God Uses Broken People (Part 3): Joseph
Kintsugi is a 500-year-old Japanese art with an interesting philosophy. In kintsugi, broken pottery is valued as treasure rather than trash.
God Uses Broken People (Part 2): Rahab
Rahab was typecast too. If Netflix was doing a docuseries on the “red light district” of Jericho, this Canaanite woman would’ve likely been cast as the main character.
God Uses Broken People (Part 1): Moses
When God chooses to use a broken person, He doesn’t check with other broken people to get their opinion or approval.
Don’t Be a Knockoff or a Cheap Imitation
God was the Visionary and Moses was merely the project foreman. Amazing things happen when we see our roles rightly in Yahweh’s great big Kingdom enterprise.
Lance Armstrong and Necessary Evils
Amidst Lance Armstrong’s “doping” years, he and others involved had rationalized that taking illegal performance enhancing substances was a “necessary evil.”
Living in a Cul-De-Sac of Bitterness
Bitterness is a treacherous cul-de-sac to land in. The Greek word for “bitterness” here is used three other times in the New Testament.
The Mother of Nations and Hidden Servants
We have all been given spiritual gifts to use in God’s great big rescue mission. Some giftings are more visible than others, while others are essential in seemingly invisible, behind-the-scenes operations. Yet no gifting is more significant than others.