God Lifts up Downtrodden People

 God promotes the lowly. He lifts up the humble.

He has brought down the powerful from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly;
he has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty. Lk 1:52–53 NRSV

Over the last 250 years, we have seen how kings and ruling classes have fallen. Democracy has become normal in many nations.

Since the Reformation, we have also seen dramatic changes in the leadership of Christians and churches.

God has brought down princes from their thrones and exalted the lowly.
Leaders and rulers can become arrogant and tyrannise their subjects.

Jesus had a lot to say about this.

But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them.
It will not be so among you; but whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant, Mt 20:25–26 NRSV

In the Bible, we see how God chose shepherds and fishermen. Moses and King David were shepherds when God chose them to rule God's people. Peter, Andrew, James and John were fishermen before they became apostles.

The first king of Israel was Saul. He was the son of a farmer, not a sophisticated man. But when he was king, he became arrogant and stubborn. Then God took the throne from his family and chose the shepherd David as the next king.

Are you seemingly a nobody? In God's eyes, you are infinitely valued. God loves each of his children like a bride loves her diamonds.

Are you strictly controlled by your family, your boss or your church leaders, cruelly dominated, always put down? This does not come from God.

Do you keep thinking negative words that have been said to you for years like witches' curses? Are you perhaps convinced that you are a helpless failure, as others have said of you?

God is your Creator and your heavenly Father. He has planned your life for fulfilment. It's not too late for you.

Jesus still loves you. God wants to speak to you today as he spoke to his suffering Jewish people in ancient times.

‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’ Jer 33:3 NASB95

Jesus is waiting for your cry for help. He sacrificed His life for you on the cross and He still loves you as He did at the beginning.