God of the Invalid

1 Corinthians 1:28 – “He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things – and the things that are not – to nullify the things that are”. I was in a conversation with one of the topmost persons of a conglomerate who once was a devoted child of God, now an atheist. He commented something about Jesus Christ that made me pen down this article. He said “I don’t know why Jesus related himself only with people of low state like the sick, poor and the illiterate. That is why I cannot relate myself to Him as I am always with people of high state”. Though I was perplexed about how this generation has already raised themselves above God and the pride of life has blinded their eyes, I was on the other hand thrilled about my Jesus who though being the Master of this universe still was humble enough to consider the lowly…Aren’t we fortunate to have a father like Him?

God’s wisdom, His majesty, His wealth, His riches cannot be fathomed. He designed this humungous universe and the tiny little atoms. He is there from infinity to infinity. He formulated the seasons. He gave rules for the stars to shine, the planets to revolve. He defined nature, the rain, the sunshine etc. He chiseled our brain and placed rules what it is supposed to do. It’s funny using this petite invention of God, we have started to question the creator Himself!

That is why God’s ways are always interesting. He being such a great God still came down for the lowly and even died for them. In John 1:45, the Bible talks about a person called Nathanael. The Bible does not describe much about his ancestry, but when Jesus saw him coming towards Him, He remarked, “Here is a true Israelite in whom there is nothing false”. Here we see God himself giving approval of Nathanael’s conduct. Jesus further prophesied about Nathanael saying he would see heavens open and angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man. In simple words, Nathanael was a perfect minister of God. But this is where Jesus stands out…instead of appointing Nathanael as His assistant, He let him go. Do you know why? Jesus was interested in a denying Peter, doubting Thomas, timid John and Mathew instead of a spotless Nathanael.

God is absolutely interested in the invalid. Jesus isn’t compared with a goldsmith who takes the most precious metal to bring out a beautiful ornament. He is compared to a potter who takes the dirty clay and makes a beautiful pot out of it which is honored in par with a gold ornament. Unlike gold, clay is extremely fragile, incompetent and irksome. In Jeremiah 18, God asks the prophet to go down to the potter’s house. What he sees is very interesting. There was a potter who saw that the vessel he made was marred. He immediately smashed it and redesigned a new pot out of it the way he intended it to be. God chooses the invalid and moulds them the way He wants them to be.

Ruth was a Moabite. Genesis 19:30-38 describes how the very inception of the Moabite clan was an abomination before God. Moab was cursed right from birth. Yet God chose Ruth from that cursed generation and lifted her up to be the great grandmother of Jesus. Moses had a stammering tongue, very inarticulate and timid. God chose him to lead Israel to the promised nation. Right from Genesis the Bible is full of examples of how God chose the invalid and made them valid.

Today you may be feeling inferior because of your poor state, sickness, low education, sin or anything that isn’t up to God’s standards. If you are one feeling so, CONGRATULATIONS!!!! YOU JUST GOT SHORTLISTED FOR BEING GOD’S CHILD! God would choose you more than anybody else only because you are invalid. Isn’t He wonderful on contrary to the world which would love you only if you are valid? It’s a joy serving the Lord and seeing Him molding us into finer vessels though we were invalid once. Do not listen to the lies of the devil but keep up the fervor…Remember God is there backing you up always amidst your inabilities.

Dear Father, my King my brother, my sweet friend, it’s a pleasure to be your child and thank you for the grace that you have bestowed on me to make me valid. Thank you once again. Amen.