We are God's Choice...

Was meditating much on 1 Sam 16 about how David was chosen and anointed as King. When he was brought in before Samuel in verse 12, the description of David was amusing … he was ruddy (pinkish), with bright eyes and good looking and the Lord confirmed his calling by allowing His Spirit to be upon him … He is the one! Must our eyes be bright or must we be good looking before we are chosen?? Not a bad idea for cosmetic surgery? Just joking!

Do we really know our calling? What has God anointed us to do and to be? Like David, his only occupation he knew since his new appointment was that of a Shepherd boy, tending to his father’s sheep. God selected him from among his 7 brothers because God had a special plan for his life.

Like David, do we know that we are God’s choice? We are special, and have a very significant place in God’s heart and in the Kingdom of God. Have we discovered our call and destiny? Is God in this process of revealing it to us? Are we asking, seeking, knocking and inclining our ears to listen to God’s voice to know that we are in the centre of God’s will? And if we are God’s choice, do we limit ourselves in what we can achieve or accomplish? Do we dare to venture out to all be all that we can be for God? Are we intimidated or afraid? Are we ‘capped’ or ‘crippled’ by people around us? Are we feeling lost or caught up by the things of the world?

Know that just like David’s heart of simplicity, obedience and submission earned him his place in God’s kingdom, we too can rise up to be God’s armor-bearer. We can experience God’s purposes to be fulfilled for us in this lifetime and know the victories of God as we continue in our journey of walking intimately with Him. It is an exciting process of faith because sometimes, the road ahead could be lonely, frightening and steep but we know that the hand of Jesus will always be available for us – He reaches out to us even when we let Him go!