GOD’S LIKELY CHOICE

God will use ordinary people to do extra ordinary things.

Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him. It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. Therefore, as it is written: “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.” (1 Corinthians 1:26-31 NIV)

BIBLICAL PATTERNS OF DIVINE IMPARTATIONS:

Divine impartation is a biblical tradition that started from the Old Testament and continued with Christ and the Apostles. Every chosen leader in Scripture had to be called by God and affirmed by other leaders of like call. Even though they were called by God they still needed validation and affirmation from their superiors. There is a divine protocol. Not following the protocol as established by God has caused problems for so many individuals, who felt they could short cut the process. That could be one of the reasons why so many people fail to fulfill their destinies.

Abraham blessed Isaac as a result Isaac was blessed. Isaac blessed Jacob as a result Jacob was blessed. Jacob blessed Joseph and his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim as a result Joseph was blessed. Blessings and divine grace are transferable from one generation to another. Moses laid hands on Joshua and Joshua was filled with the Spirit of wisdom. Elijah passed his mantle to Elisha and Elisha performed double the number of miracles of Elijah. God appeared to Joseph in a dream and promised to make him ruler over his brethren. Samuel anointed David as King and from that day forward King David was a champion and won all battles that he fought.

God appeared to Solomon in a dream and blessed him with wisdom, supernatural wealth and longevity. Through many prophetic utterances from several prophets a Savior was given to the World in the person of Christ. Our Lord and Savior Jesus proclaimed Peter the head of the Church and Peter enjoyed divine protection from Herod’s wrath. John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ said that he was not the Christ but was sent to prepare the way for Christ.  According to John, he that is from above is above all.