06/04/2026
“Whom God Qualifies”
Devotion. June 4, 2026
One of the most beautiful truths found throughout Scripture is this: God has never limited Himself to using people with perfect histories. Time and time again, He reaches for the broken, restores the fallen, forgives the repentant, and places purpose back into hands that others would have left empty.
The story of the Samaritan woman at the well reminds us of this truth.
In a culture that quickly labeled and disqualified people, she carried a history many would never let her forget. She had been married five times and was living in circumstances others would judge and condemn. Many would have assumed she was unworthy, unusable, and too far gone for God to involve in His Kingdom work.
Yet Jesus saw something different.
He did not begin with condemnation.
He began with conversation.
He did not expose her to shame her.
He revealed her life to heal her.
And after one encounter with Jesus, the woman who came to the well carrying her past left carrying a testimony. She went back into the city and declared what she had experienced—and many believed because of her witness.
The very woman society would have overlooked became a voice that pointed others to Christ.
What a picture of grace.
Her story is not an exception in Scripture—it is a pattern.
Moses murdered a man and fled into the wilderness, yet God called him back and placed a staff in his hand to lead a nation.
David was called a man after God’s own heart, yet he fell into adultery and bloodshed. Still, through repentance, God restored him and continued His covenant through his lineage.
Solomon, gifted with wisdom beyond measure, allowed his heart to drift and pursued things outside of God’s will. Yet God’s truth and promises remained visible through his life and writings.
Mary Magdalene carried a past that others likely defined her by, yet she became one of the faithful followers of Christ and one of the first witnesses to proclaim that Jesus had risen.
Peter denied Jesus three times. He failed publicly and painfully. Yet after restoration, Jesus did not remove his assignment—He recommissioned him and told him to feed His sheep.
Paul persecuted Christians and approved of violence against believers. If anyone seemed disqualified, it was him. Yet after meeting Jesus, the persecutor became a preacher, the destroyer became a builder, and one of the greatest voices of the Gospel emerged from a redeemed life.
Again and again, Scripture shows us this truth:
People may remember your failure.
God remembers His purpose.
People may keep records of your mistakes.
God writes redemption stories.
People may call you disqualified.
God calls you chosen.
Grace does not pretend sin never happened.
Grace proclaims that sin does not get the final word.
God is not looking for spotless résumés—He is looking for surrendered hearts.
This does not mean our past is insignificant or that repentance is unnecessary. Redemption always involves surrender, transformation, and obedience. But once God forgives, He is not standing over us waiting to remind us of who we were. He is inviting us to become who He created us to be.
If God only used perfect people, there would be no one left to use.
So let people talk if they choose.
Let them remember your yesterday.
But remember this:
The same God who called the Samaritan woman, restored Peter, raised up David, commissioned Moses, redeemed Paul, and showed mercy to Mary Magdalene is still calling people today.
God qualifies those whom man disqualifies.
And where grace enters, purpose is never far behind.
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