When it comes to power, God Himself is the power. God often uses

Hear, O seeker of truth, the humble yet thunderous words of T. B. Joshua, servant of the divine: “When it comes to power, God Himself is the power. God often uses foolish things to confound the wise. That is why people like me will ever be grateful to God. In terms of knowledge, education and name, I am nowhere – a neglected stone.” These words are not the boast of a man, but the confession of one who has seen the majesty of the Almighty and recognized his own smallness. For in them lies a teaching as old as scripture—that true power does not spring from man, but from God, who delights to lift the lowly and to overturn the wisdom of the proud.

For what is human knowledge but a shadow, and what is education but a tool, if God does not breathe life into them? Men exalt their learning, their names, their lofty titles. Yet history is filled with scholars and kings whose wisdom failed, whose power crumbled, whose names turned to dust. But God, in His mysterious design, often chooses the neglected stone, the one despised and overlooked, to build His house. And thus, the weak are made strong, the foolish are made wise, and the forgotten are lifted into remembrance.

The words echo the ancient teaching of the Apostle Paul, who declared that God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things to confound the mighty. This is no accident but divine pattern. For if God used only the great, men would attribute glory to themselves; but when He uses the lowly, all glory flows back to Him. T. B. Joshua speaks here as one such vessel—one who confesses his lack of worldly credentials, yet testifies that God’s power flows through weakness more brilliantly than through earthly strength.

Consider the story of David, the shepherd boy. Among his brothers he was the least, not schooled in the arts of war, not adorned with stature or name. Yet when Goliath defied the armies of Israel, it was David—armed not with sword or armor but with faith—who brought the giant low. The wisdom of the world saw only a boy; the wisdom of God saw a king in the making. Thus was a neglected stone lifted to be the cornerstone of a nation’s hope.

So too in many ages has God overturned expectation. Fishermen became apostles, slaves became saints, the poor became teachers of nations. These were not men mighty in the eyes of the world, but they were mighty because God Himself was their power. Their lack of earthly education did not hinder them, for they possessed the higher education of the Spirit—the schooling of faith, humility, and obedience.

The meaning of this teaching is clear: never despise yourself for what you lack in status, wealth, or recognition. The world may pass you by, treating you as a neglected stone, but God may choose you as the very foundation of His work. Likewise, never exalt yourself over others because of titles, degrees, or earthly wisdom, for God may raise the simple-hearted above the scholar, and the humble servant above the king.

Therefore, O listener, let your actions be guided by humility and gratitude. Do not chase greatness for its own sake, nor despise yourself for lack of it. Instead, seek God, who is the source of all power. Offer your life as a vessel, empty of pride, ready to be filled. Rejoice when He lifts the lowly, for in this you see His glory revealed. And when He uses you, remember always to give thanks, as T. B. Joshua did, knowing that it was never by your strength, but by His hand alone.

For in the end, the lesson is eternal: the world crowns the mighty, but God crowns the humble. Men honor the learned, but God honors the faithful. The neglected stone may be rejected by men, but in God’s house, it may yet become the chief cornerstone. Walk in this truth, and you will never fear your weakness, for in it the divine power is made perfect.