The San Francisco 49ers used the last pick of the 2022 NFL draft to pick quarterback Brock Purdy. The last player chosen in the draft has been labelled “Mr. Irrelevant”, because few players chosen last ever make a significant impact in the league.

However, Purdy has beaten the odds. He took over the starting quarterback job because of injuries last season and has done a great job, leading the 49ers to a berth in this year’s Super Bowl.

That’s quite an unlikely story, yet that’s what happened.

In a similar fashion, God uses unlikely people like you and me to be instrumental in his radical plan to save the world through Jesus. 1 Cor.1:26-27 says, “Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.”

Whatever we might think about ourselves, we are certainly not irrelevant!