Speak: Picked for God's Team

In Scripture, we see that God often seems to call the least likely candidates to help bring about God's kingdom!  Last week we talked about what it means to be disciples of Christ.  This week we looked at how God chooses people for different tasks!

We first took a look at Jeremiah.  God called Jeremiah to be a prophet, and Jeremiah's response was "but I'm only a child!"  But God knew that Jeremiah could do the job, because he was faithful!  We also looked at Amos.  God also called Amos to be a prophet.  Amos was just a shepherd, but God knew that Amos was faithful and would obey God's calling no matter what.  Amos had a rough time as a prophet--no one liked him or listened to what he said--but Amos continued to do what God asked him to do.  Mary, the mother of Jesus, also received a calling from God.  She was to give birth to the Son of God!  She was just a teenager, and would endure much hardship for being pregnant before she was married to Joseph.  But God gave her strength and the angel told her to not be afraid, and Mary listened to God and stayed faithful.

God doesn't ask us to be perfect, skilled or even popular people in order to be God's disciples.  He simply asks us to follow Him and be faithful!  What is it that God is calling you to do?  Comment on this post with your responses.

Don't forget to join us next Sunday for our movie night!