Years ago, we had a brother in our church who always jettisons menial job in church. He would often reassign it to someone else, most times, younger folks. But he always loved to handle the microphone. I knew he would not last in church with that kind of attitude, and he sure did not.
Friend, God will not choose you forever. You need to qualify yourself for divine choice. God does not bypass those who are responsible for divine communication and divine choice. You must live your life in such a way that you would always be God’s choice, anytime, any day, and everywhere. God is looking for those who would respond to Him, not those who give excuses (Psalms 78:70-72).
The things that disqualify men are not revealed in the day of manifestation but in the days of preparation (1 Samuel 16:7). You are either qualifying or disqualifying yourself from God’s best by your act of responsibility or irresponsibility today.
God will love you forever, but He would not choose you forever. The gifts and calling of God are without repentance, but leadership and influence in the kingdom are with repentance (1 Samuel 16:1, Romans 11:29). God will look at your faithfulness before He chooses you for a leadership role in the Kingdom (Luke 16:10-12, Romans 11:29).
Relevance is not automatic, and neither is it eternal. You need to know what to do to keep yourself in the choice of God. God chose David, not because of the size of his physique, but the size of his heart and responsibility (Psalms 78:70-72). While Saul was messing up, David was warming up to take his place (1 Samuel 16:1). Live your life with a decision that no man will take your place (Acts 1:20, Revelation 3:11).
It is the man that does the job that nobody wants to do that is qualified to do the job that everybody wants to do (1 Samuel 16:11-12). Perhaps nobody wants to run errands. Nobody wants to sweep the floor. Nobody wants to stay under the heat of the sun to see to how well things are organized and stuff like that. If you would position yourself for divine choice, you must have the kind of heart that is yielded to doing such stuff (Psalms 78:70-72). God will not choose you forever.
‘Demola Awoyele
Lead Pastor,
Destiny Impact Church
Akure, Nigeria