The Useless Broom
The sight of the tacky, weathered, worn out old broom in my
mother’s garage appalled me. Why would she keep something like that? Did she
think she couldn’t afford a new broom?
So I suggested getting rid of the ancient artifact, offering
to go and purchase a new one for her. She was horrified at the thought and
quickly informed me that new brooms weren’t nearly as good as that one. She
finished by saying that she and Lewis would fight over being able to use it,
because it gets into places that the larger new ones can’t and it cleans up
better than others too.
What looked like a useless item, destined for the trash
proved me wrong. I would have thrown it away, but it was functional and had purpose
in my mother’s eyes.
Do we do this same thing with people? Do we look at them and
wonder what their purpose is if it doesn’t fit our mold for what they should be
doing or accomplishing? Do we even sometimes view them as being useless? Do we
see them as too young, too old or uneducated to be useful?
I shutter to think that I have probably done this, but I am
wrong, because God has a plan and purpose for each person that He has created
in His own image.
Lord forgive me for ever thinking that a person is beyond
being used for Your purpose. Help me instead to see their value and worth and
to encourage them in fulfilling the function You intended for their life.
2 Timothy 2:21 If you keep yourself pure,
you will be a special utensil for honorable use. Your life will be clean, and
you will be ready for the Master to use you for every good work. (NLT)
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