God Has Chosen You
Scripture Reading: 1 Samuel 16:1-13
Focus Verse: 1 Samuel 16:12b “And the Lord said, This is the one, anoint him.”
God
likes to use humble ordinary people for His purposes. In our scripture
reading God chose David, a shepherd boy tending sheep, to be the next
king of Israel.
Maybe
you’re thinking right now that you’re not very important. Let me tell
you God wants to choose you for a task. It might not be to serve as
king or president of a country. But God has a special task just for
you. God has chosen ordinary people throughout history to do special
things. When God called Gideon to deliver Israel, he was threshing
wheat. When Jesus called the disciples to change the world, they were
mending their nets and fishing. God doesn’t look so much at your ability
or what great talents you may have, but He cares about your willing
availability. Your purpose may seem insignificant, but to God it is
serving His purposes.
Are
you willing to be used by God for whatever He is asking you to do? If
you were to ask the disciple Peter on the day that Jesus called him,
“can you see yourself leading the Christian movement in Jerusalem?” He
would have said “no”. As I look back on my own life it surprises me
what God has done. And I can look at many other ordinary people that
God has done some amazing things through. So don’t underestimate what
God can do when you say “yes”. Remember a little boy said “yes” and
gave his lunch to Jesus and more than 5000 people had all they could
eat. God has chosen you to do great things, will you say “yes” to Him?
Bobby Johnson
Interlocking Ministry
