THURSDAY - 25TH APRIL, 2024
MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - Olusola ADEJUMO
YOUR CALLING ESTABLISHES YOU - The Essence & Value of Life Series 009
Read Judges 9:1-13
Judges 9:8, KJV
"8 The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.9 But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?"
One of the major sources of envy is not having what another has. It is also having a lesser image of oneself. If you do (though you're blessed), you might covet what other people have. If you have a heart assurance that you're in your calling and you're not missing out of anything called the will of God for you, you're not moved at what another becomes or what he does. Your comfort is, "I am also doing mine. I am in the will of God just like he is in the will of God." For instance, if somebody travels abroad because his purpose or calling requires that, you won't begin to envy or unleash anger at such fellow because you are also not idle and jobless in the country. You're fulfilling your purpose. You have found contentment and sure knowing on where you should be at that time. As a matter of fact, because you're very strong in God's will for you, you will joy with that person and celebrate him. That's a calling and a person that's not inferior to another and so couldn't envy.
Today's reading is such a delight. From the parable of Jotham, we shall extract some certain truths for ourselves. The trees went one time to anoint a king over themselves. They turn to the olive tree but it refuses to deny God and the whole world her olive oil. Later on, the trees turn to the fig tree but with refusal also. It has also found its calling and would refuse to be distracted from it. As such, it also refuses leaving its sweet fruit in order to be king over the trees. Lastly, the trees requested of the grapevine with yet another refusal from it. Its excuse also is not wanting to leave the production of wine it has been known for which serves the purpose of cheering both God and the people.
Reading this, we have a workbook to work with. These three trees are very purposeful trees. They wouldn't break rank or leave their callings despite the great honour that's attached to being a king. They have found their callings and are sticking to it. This is who we should all be. When you find the essence and value of your life - what your life should be given for or spent on, you should become unrepentant of such. Nothing ought to be able to convert you from this. It should become your meat like Jesus says, "My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work" (John 4:34). That's what ought to happen.
A mark that you haven't found your calling - something to give your entire life for is being tossed here and there by other attractive offers of life. What is being a king to these trees? One said, "I'm already known by my olive oil. Another said, "I'm already known by my fruit. Yet another said, "I'm already known by my wine." All of them have one product or the other of their callings to give. They even testify of giving glory to God and bringing usefulness to man by so doing. They aren't idle. They are men who are known for good works in their callings. They have found it and they are not letting it go. Insufficiency of their callings (if there's any at all) didn't cast doubt in their minds. They know what purpose their callings serve. As such, they could resolutely refuse to be distracted or seduced away from it. More importantly, they didn't even envy being a king. They turned it down though having a lot of honour. You see, that was what I started with. That when you're in your calling, you don't care whether it is registered as big or small in people's eyes. As long as you know you're giving the oil, fruit and wine of it, you'll just keep giving it. You'll become irreedemable from it. That's who we should become.
Today, if you haven't found your calling, you ought find it. If not, you'll always be thrown into envy and jealousy when you see others give the oil, fruit and wine of their callings. You'll look threatened and you might react accordingly. Knowing God's plan for you and following it is a great remedy to an unfulfilled life.
PRAYER: Father, I receive an awareness of my calling. I shall stick and joy in my calling.
BIBLE IN A YEAR: Judges 2:10-3:31, Luke 22:14-34, Psalm 92:1-93:5, Proverbs 14:1-2
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