The Chosen
of the Lord
Memorise: But ye are a chosen
generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye
should shew fouth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into
his marvellous light:
1 peter 2:9
When they brought in David from watching over his
father’s sheep in the wilderness, the first thing that God said to the man of
God about him was that he was the chosen one. What kind of person will God
chosen? 1 Corinthians 1-26-29 offers the answer to this question. God will
choose the people regarded as nothing. Why will God choose the foolish? It is
because He will fill the foolish with His wisdom. If you believe you are
already wise, He can no longer fill you with His wisdom, so He will not use
you. This probably why we find very few academics in the service of God. The
ways of God don’t conform to human sense. For example, God says if you want to
be rich, you must give. God say if you want your home to overflow with
blessings, you must pay all your tithes. This does not make human sense. For
some people, 100% of their earnings is not enough, not to mention 90%. When I
became born-again, I really argued about this question of tithe with God. I
thank God that He took my wisdom from me and replaced it with His foolishness.
This is why I am where I am today.
why will God choose weak people? He will choose weak
people so that He can fill them with His power. If you are already strong, how
can God give you strength? The Bible says He gives power to the faint, and to
those that have no night, he increases strength (Isaiah 40:29). If you say you
are strong because you are young, a time will come when you will exhaust the
energy in you. Nevertheless, they that wait upon the Lord will constantly have
their strength renewed by God. Before I became born-again, I was a sportsman,
but malaria fever knocked me down at least once a month. When I became
born-again, I told God to heal me and I will serve Him. He healed me and I am
now serving Him with more than ten times the ability I had back then. By the
grace of God I am waxing stronger. Why will God choose those who are nothing,
like David? God finds it difficult to use those who are already something. I
like one inscription that I saw in one of the offices at the Redemption Camp in
Nigeria
which says: “God does not call the qualified; He qualifies the called”. God
does not choose the qualified, the wise or the strong, He makes His chosen
vessels wise and strong. You too can be God’s chosen vessel. Allow Him to work
on you and you and you will be a chosen vessel of honour in Jesus Name.
Prayer point
Father, please work on my weakness and
foolishness. Make me strong and wise enough to be your chosen vessel in Jesus’
Name.
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