God uses willing vessels, not brimming vessels. Throughout the Bible, in order to fulfill His plans for the earth, God used many people from all walks of life. He used:
1. Matthew, a government employee, who became an apostle.
2. Gideon, a common laborer, who became a valiant leader of men.
3. Deborah, a housewife, who became a judge.
4. Moses, a stutterer, who became a deliverer.
5. Jeremiah, a child, who fearlessly spoke the Word of the Lord.
6. Aaron, a servant, who became God's spokesman.
7. Nicodemus, a Pharisee, who became a defender of the faith.
8. David, a shepherd boy, who became a king.
9. Hosea, a marital failure, who prophesied to save Israel.
10. Joseph, a prisoner, who became prime minister.
11. Esther, an orphan, who became a queen.
12. Elijah, a homely man, who became a mighty prophet.
13. Joshua, an assistant, who became a conqueror.
14. James and John, fishermen, who became close disciples of Christ and were known as "sons of thunder."
15. Abraham, a nomad, who became the father of many nations.
16. Jacob, a refugee and a deceiver, who became the father of the twelve tribes of Israel.
17. John the Baptist, a vagabond, who became the forerunner of Jesus.
18. Mary, an unknown virgin, who gave birth to the Son of God.
19. Nehemiah, a cupbearer, who built the wall of Jerusalem.
20. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, Hebrew exiles, who became great leaders of the nation of Babylon.
21. Hezekiah, a son of an idolatrous father, who became a king renowned for doing right in the sight of the Lord.
22. Isaiah, a man of unclean lips, who prophesied the birth of God's Messiah.
23. Paul, a persecutor, who became the greatest missionary in history and author of two-thirds of the New Testament.
All God needs to use YOU is all of you!
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