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Recently, I read “Weak Thing” in Moni Land, The Story of Bill and Gracie Cutts by William A. Cutts. My heart rejoiced and praised our Savior as I read. I had several “glory spells” as my mom would say as I read the book. Even as I write this, I can’t help but smile at my God. 
1 Corinthians 1:26-29 is true! “26For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: 27But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: 29That no flesh should glory in his presence.”
God does not use those who are strong in their own strength, but those who are weak. God does not use the proud, but the humble. I want to share a couple excerpts from the book. The book can be purchased at Amazon.
pp. 4-6, “The young bride and groom had already shared a year of marital bless and tonight their happiness was to increase with the addition of a new family member.
The doctor’s bleak statement was totally unexpected. His devastating question burned into young Leonard’s mind. “Whom shall I try to save?”
Len looked down at his beloved wife who tried in vain to suppress her screams as the pressure increased. His mind raced back to the day when she had told him that a little one was on the way. There had been the joy of watching the unborn baby grow… Now the beautiful dream was turning into a horrible nightmare. What kind of a life would it be trying to raise a little one without his cherished Eva?
“Doctor, by all means, try to save my wife.”
And so the sentence of death was passed to the baby. The doctor reached for the ugly tools that could place a dead infant on the sheet.
Finally the awful ordeal was over. A baby boy lay there twisted and discolored from bruises, his right eye dangling by its cords on his cheek. But he was breathing! The omnipotent God had plans for that baby.
As the years passed, the tiny, twisted body stretched toward normalcy though never quite attained it. The child’s left side developed faster than the right, giving the appearance that half of two different bodies had been fused together. Baby Bill’s first faltering steps began… at four.
When God was choosing a missionary to slog through the difficult terrain of interior Irian Jaya, no one would have guessed that He would pick such a misshapen bit of humanity for the job. Or would they? First Corinthians 1:26-29 (KJV) reads: “… not many mighty… are called: But God hath chosen the … weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;… That no flesh should glory in his presence.” Our God is sovereign. He decides to do things no one would expect Him to do and then carries out His plans to perfect completion.
I was the baby just described. Now, in 1989, I am 74 years old. After serving more than 35 years in the interior of Irian Jaya, Indonesia, I look back in amazement at the evidence of my Lord’s almighty power throughout the years of my life. He has performed miracle after miracle, enabling me to complete the task to which He called me. I can take no credit for what happened. I can only humbly rejoice at what the sovereign God has been able to do with the ‘weak thing.’”
As he prepared to serve, there are some other quotes from the book that I wanted to share. OK, I’d love to share the whole book, but you will just have to purchase it.
p. 29, “My second year, after daring to register without any money, I was offered a job by the business manager. And before it was time to begin the third year, a great-aunt of mine died. No one was prepared for the shock when her will was opened. I was named as her sole heir. In a short time this unexpected inheritance became my possession, not only covering my third-year tuition, but many needs that followed.
One of the names of the sovereign God is Jehovah-jireh, the Lord who provides. He certainly provided in many ways for the needs of this college student.”
p. 30 – He was turned down for mission service due to his disability. Was he discouraged since he knew that God had called him to serve on foreign soil? NO! His response? “But I had information that wasn’t yet at his (the Personnel Secretary’s) disposal!” You see, when God calls someone – God takes care of it!
God uses weak things. I was reminded this morning that God can use us in every season. God will provide and God will use us no matter our circumstance. We were in dire need of a prayer warrior for our women’s group. My team teacher and I have several who are already our prayer partners, but we needed at least one more on our team. A lady in our church recently had to step down from “active service” due to cancer. Today, she stepped up to fill that prayer need. She was thrilled to fill the need. We were thrilled to have our need filled, to see God’s direct answer to prayer. God is using weak things – both in myself and my team teacher and in the prayer partners to fulfill His plan. All of us on the team (from teachers to prayer partners) are weak things at different seasons of life, but He is working for His glory. My heart is singing!
Will you let Him use you?