We must be careful, though, to not make wrong assumptions about why Jesus chose the ones that He did. Jesus was not against the edu-cated or learned class; He Himself displayed, at a young age (Luke 2:46, 47), a great deal of knowledge. It’s just that so often those with the most education, wealth, or power aren’t ready to humble themselves in the way that people, especially leaders, need to in order for the Lord to be able to use them. This is not always the case, of course; the Lord did use such men (think of Nicodemus, Joseph of Arimathea; see also Acts 6:7). It just means that so often these types tend not to be open to the leading of the Holy Spirit
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 07:34:19 +0000