Who chooses those who teach God’s word? This is a question that I have had mulling around in my head recently. Well, not just recently, but regularly for a long time.
I remember back to when I was being discipled. When I first met my teacher, he immediately exclaimed, “now there is a minister“. He didn’t know me from anyone, yet, the Holy Spirit revealed to him that one day I would be a minister. I actually denied it at first, but I felt it inside as well as the spirit bore witness.
I spent 3 years under the tootilidge of this wonderful man of God. I give my first teachings there, had my first prayer groups, home Bible studies, witnessing to others, and so much more. Every step of the way, it was the word of God used as the instrument of teaching, and the Holy Spirit lead the way. After that time, I WAS a minister of God, in the same way the disciples of Jesus were the ministers of God.
What I soon learned, as I entered out as a minister, was that most churches who hire ministers wanted someone who was college educated. I began to think, how is this different that the world who wants someone for a job? Why can a college degree designate someone as a minister more than God could?
Icor 1: 26-8
26For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
27But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
28And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
It is clear throughout the scriptures that God calls people to serve him not for their intellect, not for their position in life, or who they know, or where they attended college. God chooses who HE wants, not based on what the world offers, but based on his own ideas.
Isaiah 55:8
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
Another thing I noticed is that to perform certain ministerial duties and have ministerial access to certain places, one must be registered by the state as a minister. Again, I say what? Does the government decide who is a minister of the Lord? Why must the state have to sanction who it is that does the will of God? Is it even able to determine this? NO! The state has no business in deciding who is a minister of the Lord.
To give you an example of just how silly this notions is, go on the internet and look up free minister license. You will find a number of places that offers a free on line minister license that will allow you the state authority to perform state sanctioned ministerial duties, such as perform weddings, or allow one access to prisoners and hospitals. Basically anyone, believer or not, can be a state sanctioned minister of God simply by filling out an online form. To me, the state has no authority to sanction any church/religious activity. That authority rests in the bosom of God, not at the desks of a state clerk.
John 15:16
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
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