1 Corinthians 1:27 – But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong.
Chris bought Kevin’s old van mostly because it was cheap. Kevin had warned him about the radio. “It’s stuck on the Christian station,” he said, handing over the keys. Chris just laughed. He was not looking for inspiration—he was looking for transportation.
When he turned the dial that first time, the radio worked perfectly. The speakers crackled to life with a familiar guitar riff. Zeppelin. Chris grinned and rolled down the window. The wind rushed in, the road stretched ahead, and for a moment, everything felt right.
A week later, bills caught up with him. He had to sell the van back to his friend.
The next day, Chris got a phone call. It was from Kevin.
“You won’t believe this, but it’s stuck on that same station again.”
They both agreed it was hilarious and odd. “What a coincidence” Chris thought. But what happened next was impossible to shrug off.
His friend with the radio began to change. Slowly at first, but he stopped drinking so much. He started showing up to his kid’s baseball games. He became calmer, and his voice started to carry something new— hope, maybe.
Chris began to wonder if that stubborn radio had been tuned by more than human hands. Maybe it was no accident at all. Maybe that old van had been waiting for Kevin all along.
He could not shake the thought. Because the same man who once cursed at traffic was now humming along to worship songs in a rusty van. He could see now that God uses even broken things to reach people who are running out of road.
Maybe that is the miracle we often miss. God still moves through the most ordinary parts of our lives. The conversation you almost skipped, the interruption you found inconvenient, the thing that did not go your way. Each might be God’s gentle way of drawing you closer.
So don’t dismiss anything He’s doing. As 1 Corinthians 1:27 reminds us, “God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong.”
Perhaps today is worth slowing down and asking, “How is God trying to get my attention? What might He be trying to reach me through?”
A MOMENT TO REFLECT
- When has God used something unexpected—or even inconvenient—to get your attention?
- Is there a situation in your life right now that feels small, foolish, or broken, yet might be exactly where God is working?
- How does this story remind you that God’s power doesn’t depend on perfection or strength?
- Who in your life might need encouragement to see that God can work through ordinary or imperfect things?
- What would change if you started looking for God in the interruptions instead of trying to avoid them?