Where lies your popularity?

Testimony Time:-Good morning everyone, it is another day to celebrate the Grace of God upon us. The most perfect Grace one could ever have is the ability to be able to sleep and wake up. And it is not so much about the different "accessories"that goes with the way we choose to run our errands before the Almighty God. Being popular as a Pastor is nothing compared to how you got to the position in the first place. So also, your position as a Prophet/Prophetess/Shepherd may mean nothing except if you can sustain the Power/Grace behind your Calling. It is important to note that faith that comes with being chosen by God is very paramount at every stage, until the end. (Ecclesiastes 7:8 "The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride") Saul was definitely called by God but along the line he could not sustain the power behind his calling. He was recorded to have shunned the Ways of God in favor of seeking guidance from the dead. (1 Samuel 28) Judas Iscariot too was one of the disciples of Christ who later betrayed Him. (John 12:4) As Christians we may argue that the above two incidents and many more in the Bible were predestined by God. And that means there was nothing Saul and Judas could have done about the situation. To many, for David to rise so that God can bring about His complete revelation about Christ, Saul had to go. And for the human race to receive their perfect redemption according to God's purpose, Christ must first jettison the flesh and someone had to be used as a tool to achieve this objective. But does that mean God is the Agent of downward causation? Let us not operate under this assumption because by implication, we all have a free will. Therefore, all we say or do without God in it is capable of giving Satan a perfect advantage. This may include what we may have considered a perfect way by which we have chosen to run or lead our lives. Today, what perfect way are you going to explore? One filled with the Presence of God or one that "looks at accessories" or "rests on accessories"? You know your goal(s) and God knows your plans! May the Lord empower our different Calling and may He give us the power to sustain His Grace in our lives in Jesus name. Amen Just checking in into His Presence...