No one was a more perfect representative to speak to the Jewish people than Paul.  He was perfect.  

Written by Paul:  Galatians 2 6 As for those who seemed to be important–whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not judge by external appearance–those men added nothing to my message. 7 On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted with the task of preaching the gospel to the Gentiles, just as Peter had been to the Jews. 8 For God, who was at work in the ministry of Peter as an apostle to the Jews, was also at work in my ministry as an apostle to the Gentiles.

And so why did God send Paul to the gentiles?  And why did God send Peter to the Jews?  It makes no sense … You send the Jewish scholar to speak to Jews, and you send the fisherman to speak to the gentiles.

But what does not make sense to us makes perfect sense to God.  Because when God decides to move, nothing stops Him and nothing stands in His way.

So the fisherman went to the Jewish people, and the perfectly educated Jewish man went to speak to people who did not recognize him.

And what did they learn?  They learned what God has been telling us all along.  He could care less about who “seems important”.  And He could care less about how qualified you are.  It made “no difference” to Paul.  And it makes no difference to God.

Your importance is based solely on one thing:  Your standing with God in accordance with Jesus Christ.

John 3:16 is not a resume verse.  “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

It is not meant for just Jews.

It is not meant for just Gentiles.

It is not meant for the rich, or the popular, or the powerful.

It doesn’t overlook the broken, or judge the defiant, or condemn the shamed.

It is the offer of the living God to all of humanity.

To you.

To me.

To anyone who would receive Him.

God is going to move on our broken society.

And He is going to ask YOU to do your part.  As I read scripture, I often wonder what He will ask of me next.  But what difference does it make to me?  Because if He gives me a job, and I say yes, then I am the ONLY ONE who can make the difference.  Say yes to God when He calls on you.  Because when He calls on you, YOU will be the only person qualified to do what He is asking.  Why?  Because a person marked by the Lord is the hope of mankind.  

Our hope is in God working through the hearts of people.

When God calls you, answer the call

In The Name of the Father and the 

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

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Coach J