In our previous meditation, we learned that power and possession can be put to good use for advancing divine purposes. We saw how Joseph of Arimathea used both to fulfill the prophecy regarding the burial of Jesus. We should not have the impression that until we come to great wealth we cannot be useful for any kingdom cause. Let me enter a personal story here. In my undergraduate days, I had no money. All my worldly goods can be put in one bag. I joined the Drivers Team of Ibadan Varsity Christian Union (IVCU). About the only skill I had then was driving, and I wanted to put that into good use for the Lord. At that time I never realized that I would end up as a pastor. One thing led to another until I found myself preaching even in places where my task as a driver took me in the past.
No service is mundane, if only it is consecrated to the Lord. What appears menial and insignificant to us may be a vital link in the great work of God in someone’s life or a situation. What God expects of us is faithfulness, learning to do whatever is committed to us with all our strength. As we take our task seriously, God might use it as a stepping stone to higher service. My case proved this as that of prophet Amos.
This is the lesson from our passage of scripture today. Amos had no tie to a prophetic past. He stated that he was not a prophet or a son of a prophet. His job was that of a sheep breeder and a gatherer of fruit. That was where God took a hold of him and sent him to prophesy. There is no indication that Amos was looking for the job of a prophet, but God found him faithful with the sheep and sent him to the sheep of His pasture. Where you are today and what you do is just the tip of the iceberg; a future bigger than you can imagine is in store for you.
