Inside the Ordinary

Backstory:
After writing 1 Corinthians, Paul heard that his letter had not completely accomplished its purpose. A group of men who presented themselves as apostles had come to Corinth. They were false teachers who were challenging, among other things, Paul’s personal integrity and his authority as an apostle. In defense of his ministry, Paul wrote the Corinthians another letter.
God’s Story:
All along, my plan has been to pick unlikely individuals to lead my people and spread the news of my love. I pack the treasure of the gospel inside “jars of clay.” These are ordinary, fallible human beings whom I have chosen so the world will know that I am working in and through them. My power and glory shines through their lives.

Read 2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Your Story:
Maybe you are in awe of the apostle Paul or another of God’s chosen servants whose story is told in the Bible. But remember, they all were ordinary people just like you. God’s power ignited them and filled them so that they became great leaders, powerful missionaries and sincere representatives of the gospel. God uses ordinary people to make extraordinary things happen all the time. Trust him to use you too.