The Remnants

Verse 24 reminded me of the "remnants" from the Old Testament. God reserved for himself a several thousand Israelites who have not bowed their knees to Baal to bring about spiritual awakening to Israel, when the nation was falling into idolatry. It's so awesome that God has the power to wipe out an entire nation, but still chose to use the weak - so that the weak can be strengthened and empowered with godly power - to carry out His will.

I pondered about my weaknesses, and how God can strengthen me to fight in these areas. One of them is money. Whether rich or poor, money is a big issue in our lives. Even if I had millions of dollars, it'd still bring me problems. If I don't have much money to spend, my biggest struggle would be that I can't get what I want to get. (Or even to survive). Since money is oftentimes the test between godly wisdom and worldly wisdom, I want to conquer this area in my life. I first need to learn to conquer the money, not be conquered by it.