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<p class="text">When you read the Bible stories, you're constantly caught in "I didn't see that coming" moments. Abraham is 75 years old when God calls him to start a new nation. Seventy-five is not the typical age to begin great adventures, much less become a parent for the first time. Moses was working for his father-in-law and any inklings of his leadership abilities had been swallowed up by the mundane work of tending herds of sheep. No one saw Moses becoming one of the greatest leaders in the history of the world. Thousands of years later, we still quote his writings to settle our most complex legal disputes.</p>
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<p class="text">We didn't see that one coming.</p>
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<p class="text">We didn't see David becoming the greatest king of Israel. When Samuel traveled to anoint David as the future king of Israel, the prophet had to ask Jesse, David's father, twice if all of Jesse's sons were standing in front of the prophet. Only then did Jesse remember David. Hardly a rousing endorsement for a future leader of the nation. His own father forgot him!</p>
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<p class="text">We didn't see Peter becoming the leader of the disciples, much less the early church. Yet, Jesus saw something in him no one else did. The Apostle Paul was a surprise to everyone. Remember, early in his ministry, the Apostle Paul was hated by everyone. He wasn't trusted by the church who still feared him as the determined persecutor of the Way. The religious leaders who supported his intolerant mission felt Paul had betrayed them. Who but God would have thought Paul would be writing letters the church would be reading and studying today?</p>
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<p class="text">If you and I were going to choose a nation to influence the world, we wouldn't have chosen Israel. There were more impressive nations all over the world. God chose ...</p><p class="more"><a href="https://www.christianitytoday.com/scot-mcknight/2021/december/sneaky-christmas.html">Continue reading</a>...</p>
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