God Can Use Anyone

   Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, 2. Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. 3. Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the Lord God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem. (Ezra 1:1-3 KJV).

   God can use anyone He chooses, saved or unsaved. I don’t know if King Cyrus was saved or not. King Cyrus certainly knew about the God of heaven and believed that God had given him all the kingdoms of the earth, and that he was to build God a temple in Jerusalem.  On the other hand, when he told the people to go to Jerusalem in Judah to build the temple, Cyrus asked if there was anyone there that was His (God’s) people. Sadly the king didn’t consider himself one of God’s people.

   Jesus can use unsaved people, but if that person has not accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior, then that person is not saved.

   1 Corinthians 9:27 reads, "But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway"