Failure: The state of failing, a breaking down in health, action, or strength
Our God is an awesome God! He didn’t call us because of any special talent that He’s has given to us, or because we were wise, nor because we were strong. In truth, God is looking for a people that are weak.
Paul tell us that not many that are noble, not many that are mighty are called; God is looking for someone who is so weak that they will have no choice but to depend on Him. God is looking for failures; for people that can’t make it on their own. He’s looking for people who are so low that they can't even pretend to be Super-Righteous or Oh-So-Holy; He’s looking for the folks that didn’t know how they were going to make it until they found God.
You might be asking yourself why the Lord would be looking for those types of people? Why? Because He specializes in failure, that's why. He specializes in people who are trying to get some place, but are struggling so much that they can’t make it to the next stop. Some times those people even falling down and say, "God help me," "God give me strength," "Pick me up Lord!" That’s what He’s waiting on - those that are so broken down and humble that all they can do is cry out to Him. Not those who think and act as if they can make it on their own, those who just DARE someone to get in their way - you know the type, right? Well, you better believe that is not the type of person that God is looking for.
Paul tell us that not many that are noble, not many that are mighty are called; God is looking for someone who is so weak that they will have no choice but to depend on Him. God is looking for failures; for people that can’t make it on their own. He’s looking for people who are so low that they can't even pretend to be Super-Righteous or Oh-So-Holy; He’s looking for the folks that didn’t know how they were going to make it until they found God.
You might be asking yourself why the Lord would be looking for those types of people? Why? Because He specializes in failure, that's why. He specializes in people who are trying to get some place, but are struggling so much that they can’t make it to the next stop. Some times those people even falling down and say, "God help me," "God give me strength," "Pick me up Lord!" That’s what He’s waiting on - those that are so broken down and humble that all they can do is cry out to Him. Not those who think and act as if they can make it on their own, those who just DARE someone to get in their way - you know the type, right? Well, you better believe that is not the type of person that God is looking for.
Even as Christians, we occasionally get too strong and we get to the place where we say or think that we don’t need God. We may not always say it out loud, but our actions certainly reflect it. Like when we get so strong that we think that we don’t need to pray everyday; or when we begin thinking that we made it to this place of great success all by ourselves. Guess what, friend? God is not looking for a people like that.
Let me share with you a quick example of some people who came up short when they tried to make it on their own. Luke 5:3-6 tells us, "And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.
In our example, you see that Jesus put the Word in first - he taught the people the word first and then blessed the people next. He did that because the Word is where success comes from; whether it’s natural or spiritual. If you're feeling a bit like Simon - maybe you feel like you've toiled all night and you still have nothing - let me tell you that there is hope, but not until we acknowledge that we don’t know everything; that we are weak and that we can't do anything without the Lord. It's at that point of "failure" that the Lord can work with us.
In our example, you see that Jesus put the Word in first - he taught the people the word first and then blessed the people next. He did that because the Word is where success comes from; whether it’s natural or spiritual. If you're feeling a bit like Simon - maybe you feel like you've toiled all night and you still have nothing - let me tell you that there is hope, but not until we acknowledge that we don’t know everything; that we are weak and that we can't do anything without the Lord. It's at that point of "failure" that the Lord can work with us.
Our failures serve as a reminder that we have left something critical out -- that something is the Word. Get in the Word and turn your failures over to the Lord... because He specializes in them. We no longer have to depend on ourselves, all we have to do is put the word in our ship (or in the present, put the word in our heart).
With all that said, let the church say amen... and AMEN!
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