(1Cor. 1:26) "For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise;…" God didn't intend this verse to be demeaning to the average Christian, He intended this verse to be a proclamation of honor to the average Christian. God knew from the very beginning that not all men would respond to the call of salvation. In the above verse God says that some intelligent people will respond, some men of great abilities and talents will, and even some of nobility, but by in large most of the people that get saved are just average folks who have very little to offer but faith. God doesn't need the strengths and abilities of mighty men to accomplish His will, but He does count on the average saint to do great things in His name! Therefore, there is not a person that comes to Christ that cannot be used if he/she will just surrender to God's will and purpose. For as children of God, we need to see ourselves not as weak, foolish, or unusable people, but rather as empowered vessels of God able to do the impossible. Just as (Phil. 4:13) says," I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me". Men like Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, and Paul, were not super human men, but average men until they surrendered to the call and will of God!
