In Spite Of Us!
"This is a faithful saying and worthy of all
acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into
the
world to save sinners, of whom I am
chief."
1 Timothy 1: 15
Before Semere came to Christ, he was a leader
in a Muslim community in his Ethiopian village.
Semere adamantly opposed to Christianity and
“since hewas a young man, he wanted to
persecute and even kill Christians.”
After burning the house of a Christian woman in
another village, God crushed him and drew him
to Himself. Since his conversion, Semere has
been used by God to bring hundreds of people
to a saving knowledge
of Jesus Christ.
Semere’s story is one of countless stories
of how God uses those who were opposed
to Him before they became Christians and
bring many to Him after they accept Christ
as their Savior.
In His sovereignty and goodness God
uses our past mistakes and failures to
bring glory to Himself.
Don’t disqualify yourself from serving
our Heavenly Father
due to what you
have done in the past. Remember:
He uses us in spite of us.
"The greatness of sin is no bar
to our acceptance with God…
nor to our being employed for
him, if it be truly repented of."
Matthew Henry