Have you considered the twelve disciples? John MacArthur and others did. Let’s explore with him.
Not one of them was renowned for scholarship or great erudition. They had no track record as orators or theologians. They were not chosen because of natural talents or intellectual abilities. On the contrary, they were all too prone to mistakes, misstatements, wrong attitudes, lapses of faith, and bitter failure—no one more so than the self-proclaimed leader of the group, Peter. Even Jesus remarked that they were slow learners and somewhat spiritually dense (Luke 24:25).
Yet with all their faults and character flaws—as remarkably ordinary as they were—these men carried on a ministry after Jesus’ ascension that left an indelible impact on the world. Their ministry continues to influence us even today. God graciously empowered and used these men to inaugurate the spread of the gospel message and to turn the world upside down (Acts 17:6). Ordinary men—people like you and me—became the instruments by which Christ’s message was carried to the ends of the earth.
Do you consider yourself ordinary? God is looking for ordinary people like you and I – to use for His glory.