God Chooses The Humble

in #christian-trail4 years ago (edited)

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Ecclesiastes 10:7 (KJV)
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

The preacher sees this as a foolish and evil, though still a common thing, when one who ought to be a servant rises upon horses and one who ought to lead walks as a servant.

It is the way of this world that it sets up the worldly wise and ignores the heavenly wise. Though Satan gives kingdoms to those who will bow before him, of those chosen by God it is said,

1 Corinthians 1:26 (KJV)
For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:

God chooses instead the weak and the humble.
1 Corinthians 1:27-28 (KJV)
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;
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:

You may observe someone “upon horses.” (in a public, powerful, or high place). Do not assume they are there by God’s design.

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Ecclesiastes 10:7 (KJV) God Chooses The Humble

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