Take a good look, friends, at who you were when you got called into this life. I don't see many of "the brightest and the best" among you, not many influential, not many from high-society families. Isn't it obvious that God deliberately chose men and women that the culture overlooks and exploits and abuses, chose these "nobodies" to expose the hollow pretensions of the "somebodies"? That makes it quite clear that none of you can get by with blowing your own horn before God. Everything that we have—right thinking and right living, a clean slate and a fresh start—comes from God by way of Jesus Christ. That's why we have the saying, "If you're going to blow a horn, blow a trumpet for God." (1 Corinthians 1:26-31 MSG)
Do you remember what Jesus said about rich people entering the kingdom of heaven? He didn't say it was impossible, but it's not easy. These verses from the message are similar. It's the "nobodies" that are going to populate heaven. Heaven will be filled with people who were outcast, overlooked, exploited, and abused. I don't know to many of the rich and famous that fit that description. It's the humble that will inherit the Earth, not the strong, arrogant, or the proud.
I need to keep in perspective my place in this world. We all need to look at ourselves with "God's Eyes" . He is the only one truly worthy. He is worthy yet he made himself like me. Regardless where we place our value in this world we need to humble ourselves and honor him who created us. We are not as great as we think we are. We are among the sinners, not the saints. We owe everything we are to Christ. It is not by our will, drive, strength, influence, or skill, that we are who we are. It is by Gods providence and his grace that we enjoy the life we have. Therefore,
Humble yourself before The Lord!
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