Both were feared and despised by the masses, but regardless of who they were these ordinary men were called by Jesus to be disciples. These two were men that many would never even consider God could or ever use because of their profession and affiliations.
#Simon the zealot series
Today we are continuing our series titled “Ordinary Rebels” and we will look at two individuals today Matthew the tax collector and Simon the zealot.
We may at times feel insignificant or less than worthy and we may feel like the Psalmist who writes, “What is man that you are mindful of him…” Or maybe you are like me and often ask this question, “Why God did you choose me to be your child and how are you planning on using me for your greater purpose and plan?” It is humbling to know God chooses you and me to do great things for his glory. This has always been encouraging for me since I often feel overwhelmed and unqualified to do the work God has called me to. Everyone was either not qualified or disqualified for ministry, yet God still used these men and women. I honestly cannot think of a single affluent or “qualified” individual that God called to ministry. These are only a few of the people God used for his plan. He grabs hold of a Christian murdering Pharisee to bring the Gospel to the Gentiles and ending up writing 2/3’s of the New Testament. He uses a baby with no earthly father and a teenage virgin mother to be the savior of the world. He sends a defiant, rebellious, and racist man (with the assistance of a whale) to bring an evil city to repentance.
He commissions a shepherd boy and adulterer to become one of the greatest kings in Israel’s history. He uses a prostitute living in the walls of Jericho to assist Israelite spies to overthrow the city.
#Simon the zealot free
He empowers a murdering adopted Egyptian Prince to free the Hebrews from a miserable existence and life of hard slavery. This is a great passage to show God uses whomever he pleases to accomplish his will and purposes.įor example, He makes a promise and a covenant with an ordinary gentile man from a place called Ur to become the chosen Father of a great nation. One of my favorite Bible passages is 1 Corinthians 1:20 – 29 (read). When we read the Bible, it is apparent that God is unique in so many ways but especially in who He calls to do his work here on earth.
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