He takes the lowly, transforms them and uses them to accomplish His purposes Scripture:
Acts 2:25-31, 34-35
Acts 2:25-30 is a prophetic word uttered first by one of those lowly individuals in the Old
Testament. David was the lowest in his family. He was the youngest and received all the
unappealing assignments nobody else wanted. Everyone else got a large sheep herd while he
received only a few. Large sheep herds meant they could kill lambs and eat well, because it would
not matter if they lost one. But not David. He was a young man of great, great humility. In Samuel’s
search to anoint a king, he had to pass over every older brother until Jessie brought David. Acts
2:25-31 says, “For David says concerning Him: ‘I foresaw the Lord always before my face, For
He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken. Therefore, my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was
glad; Moreover my flesh also will rest in hope. For You will not leave my soul in Hades, Nor will
You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. You have made known to me the ways of life; You will
make me full of joy in Your presence.’ Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you of the patriarch
David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. Therefore, being a
prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body,
according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne, he, foreseeing this, spoke
concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that His soul was not left in Hades,…” Verses 34-35
say, “For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself: ‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.”’” Why does God choose the
lowly? In order to show Himself great and demonstrate that He can make their enemies their
footstool. He takes the lowly, transforms them and uses them to accomplish His purposes. May
God cause us to arise and see our personal destiny with the eyes of faith!
❖ Humility and thankfulness is a powerful characteristic.
❖ In this season as you reflect on the first half of the year, count your blessings and those in
your territory.
❖ Ask the Holy Spirit to keep you focused on the goodness of the Lord. Think of all the
goodness of the Lord to you, your family, your church, your work etc. etc.
❖ Take time to just focus on the goodness of the Lord. Even where you need to repent of
sinfulness and shortcomings, thank the Lord that He could love someone with the issues that you have in your life. Focus on His love, goodness, and acceptance of you in the
beloved.
❖ As you cultivate a thankful disposition, then you will magnify Him, and make Him greater
than the challenges you may be facing in this season. Rom 1:21, Heb 12:28, Col 2:7, 3:.15-
16, 4:2; Psalm 100, 1 Thess. 5:18