Chosen for God's purpose

Read Jeremiah 1:4-10
The Lord said, "Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, before you were born I set you apart." - Jeremiah 1:5


When you were a child, did you want to hear the story of how you were born? This is the story my mother used to tell me: In 1975 in South Korea, a policeman found me abandoned in a ditch filled with ice. I was brought to an orphanage, where my adoptive mother later chose from rows and rows of babies.
I hated the stories and never repeated it to anyone. I felt ashamed that I had been abandoned as a new born. I wasn't special enough for my birth parents to keep me and not even important enough to leave on someone's doorstep.


Through the joys and heartaches of growing up with my adoptive family, I can now reflect on my humble beginnings and understand that God chose me for my adoptive family. God knew I needed them as much as they needed me


God often uses people whom the world would not choose to influence others. Moses was "slow of speech and tongue" (Ex. 4:10) Jeremiah was "only a child" (Jer 1: 6); the woman at the well was a social outcast; Rahab was a prostitute. God chooses such people to show us that no matter where we begin, if we allow God to form us and mold us, we can make a difference in the world for God


Prayer: Dear God, use us to lead people to you. Amen


Resources --> Upper Room; September 5, 2010; Angela Steed (Florida)