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Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold I cannot speak; for I am a child. But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. (Jeremiah 1:6-7)

Jeremiah was young and felt a natural shrinking when sent upon a great errand by the Lord; but He who sent him would not have him say, "I am a child." What he was in himself must not be mentioned but lost in the consideration that he was chosen to speak for God. He had not to think out and invent a message nor to choose an audience: he was to speak what God commanded and speak where God sent him, and this he would be enabled to do in strength not his own. Is it not so with some young preacher or teacher who may read these lines? God knows how young you are and how slender are your knowledge and experience; but if He chooses to send you, it is not for you to shrink from the heavenly call. God will magnify Himself in our feebleness. If you were as old as Methuselah, how much would your years help you? If you were as wise as Solomon, you might be equally as willful as he. Keep you to your message, and it will be your wisdom; follow your marching orders, and they will be your discretion.
C.H. Spurgeon

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Romans 6:4
4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Boanerges

Amen. Isn't it wonderful that the less we are qualified the more He delights in using us? Truly He gets all the glory!

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Anything that dims my vision for Christ, or takes away my taste for Bible study, or cramps me in my prayer life, or makes Christian work difficult, is wrong for me; and I must, as a Christian turn away from it. – J. Wilbur Chapman

James B

Could you explain that further for me, please?

Boanerges

Start with the Apostles. They were considered poor, uneducated fishermen. After Christ's Crucifixion they were afraid of their own shadows and cowered inside a locked room. After God touched them by His Holy Spirit they were lions for Him gladly laying down their lives and spreading His Word to all. Even the one who was qualified (Paul) called all his great learning and training nothing more than dung.
In my own walk I have seen and in the lives of others I have witnessed the Spirit of God leading us to do the things we were least qualified for. As we step out in faith He moves and the credit must all be His. It is undoubtedly the Holy Spirit's job to lead us into death to our old lives and self.
I will give you another example- my Pastor was the shiest guy ever and he stuttered severely yet God called him to be a preacher. The man who hated opening his mouth in public has touched 10's of thousands of lives on almost every continent.
When I reach out in faith and pray for one to get healed the power is certainly not mine. When I do see a miracle the glory must then go to God.

1Co 1:25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
1Co 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:
1Co 1:27 But 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;
1Co 1:28 And 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:
1Co 1:29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.

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Anything that dims my vision for Christ, or takes away my taste for Bible study, or cramps me in my prayer life, or makes Christian work difficult, is wrong for me; and I must, as a Christian turn away from it. – J. Wilbur Chapman

James B

Thanks Bo. I love that sort of stuff.