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BROKEN BETHLEHEM

“But thou, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he

come forth unto Me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.”

micah 5:2 (kjv)

God chooses the weak things to use for His glory. Have you noticed evidence of this in your own life? I have. He tends to use my weaknesses to display His strength and power. I know it’s so He will receive all the glory from the experience I am going through, but sometimes it would be nice if He worked from my strengths! Ha.

A recent Bible study of the Old Testament reminded me of God using the weak for glory in the humble town of Bethlehem. The history may not seem so nice, but a redemptive story rose from the ashes because of Christ’s birth. Not only did Jesus fulfill the prophecy in Micah, but He also used a town of people who hadn’t always done the right thing.

Isn’t that just music to your ears, though? God can still use us, broken, bloodied, full of fault, and less than innocent. He will accomplish His great work in us because He has promised to finish what He has started in us.

Lord, I praise You for Your patience to complete Your work in us.

Thank You for using us, weak and broken though we are.