What was the name of the Philippian jailer in
Acts 16? We don’t know. All we do know of him is that he turned his life over
to Jesus, and for two millennia God has used his example of how the gospel can change
an entire family.
What was the name of the woman standing by
the well in Samaria (John 4)? We don’t
know. All we know is she believed what Jesus told her of Himself, and God has used
her as an example of what evangelism can look like.
What was the name of the little girl who sang
out “Pick up and read. Pick up and read” in that garden where a very troubled
young man stood in silent contemplation about God? No one knows her name, but after listening to
the child’s words, the man we now know as St. Augustine opened his Bible, read
a short section of Paul’s letter to the Romans, and committed his life to
Christ.
What about the unnamed heroes of faith in
Hebrews 11 who “experienced mockings and scourgings, yes, also chains and
imprisonment.
They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were tempted,
they were put to death with the sword; they went about in sheepskins, in
goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated . . . . wandering in deserts
and mountains and caves and holes in the ground”? God points to their example of
perseverance and faithfulness to Him in the face of terrible persecution and even
martyrdom.
What’s my point in all this? I’ve met Christians
over the years who think they’ve never done much worth mentioning for the
kingdom of God. They often think of themselves as of no account in God’s plan. You
might have also met Christians who think that way.
But how dare we think so little of our
omnipotent God to believe He is, and has been, unable to use us, even though we
want Him to use us for His kingdom?
Yes, you are I might be unknown to the world
around us, but our God knows our name and the work we wish to do for Him. Therefore,
remain faithful, and He will not fail to use our two fish and few loaves for His
kingdom.
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