The Unused Bank Account

Brothers, think of what you were…Not many of you were wise…But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise: God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.  1 Corinthians 1:26-27

The newspaper article told a sad story. An elderly woman had died alone, living in apparent poverty. Her neighbors in the rundown building where she lived said she had existed as frugally as possible.

She kept her apartment cold in winter and hot in summer. Her clothes were old, and she lived on the cheapest kind of food.

Imagine her neighbors’ surprise when officials found a bankbook in her apartment for a savings account for over a million dollars. The deceased woman had lots of money in the bank. She just refused to use it.

As God’s children, we sometimes do the same thing. We live like paupers, ignoring what God has deposited for us to use. All too often when God opens a door of service, we think, I don’t know enough scripture, or I’m too shy.

1 Corinthians 1:26-27 reminds us, Brothers, think of what you were…Not many of you were wise…But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise: God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.  When God asks us to step outside our comfort zone, He’ll equip us.

God uses ordinary people, the weak and the foolish, to accomplish His purpose. The more undistinguished we are, the better. That’s when God is all the more visible in what is accomplished.

Heavenly Father, thank You for supplying strength and wisdom to serve You.

Carol