“Basket Cases”

We sometimes hear about someone who is so messed up that they are referred to as a “basket case.” They appear to be trapped in a hopeless no-win situation.  However, I’ve seen God take some of these so-called “basket cases” and turn their lives around. Individuals  whom many had given up on are now walking with the Lord and have become productive members of society.  It is wonderful to see how God can take someone out of their “basket” situation and use them for His glory!

There are a few “basket cases” in the Bible.  I think of Moses who was put in a basket as a helpless baby and set adrift in the Nile River.   Who would have thought that God would take the baby Moses out of that crude basket and make him the deliver of His people out of Egypt and write the first five books in the Bible!

Paul was another “basket case.”  He wrought havoc with the early church and was greatly feared by the disciples.  But God saved Paul.  Then the Jews, whom Paul worked for, turned against him and sought to kill him.  But the disciples rescued Paul by letting him escape in a basket (Acts 9:25).  Who would have thought that God would take Paul out of that basket and later use him to write thirteen books of the New Testament and become the apostle of the Gentiles!

Do you know of someone who is a “basket case?” Who knows what will become of that “basket case.”  Maybe you consider yourself a “basket case.” Never underestimate what God can do with a “basket case.”  God specializes in “basket cases.” God takes the left-overs of life and puts them baskets so none are wasted (John 6:12-13)!