Left Overs

"[B]eing confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus"- Philippians 1:6 (NIV). 

Each year our church chooses a committee to recruit people to fill in all the open slots for numerous committees at our church, such as: Acts 1:8, Budget and Finance, Community Awareness, Children's Ministry, Music, etc. The chosen people, once they agree to serve, are presented to the whole congregation for a vote of approval, which was this past Sunday. I was rolling off my current three-year commitment, ready to serve on another committee, but never received a call to serve on one. Maybe, I was wrong and my three-year stint wasn't over. I searched the listed names under each team, but my name never appeared. Like the childhood way of choosing team members for a game, I was a leftover, not chosen. Don't worry, because I'm not, I know God has something for me to do; He always does. Today's Scripture reassures Christians that God always chooses us for His team. The positions may change, but it's always for God's glory and for our completion in transforming us into the image of Christ. David was relegated to watch sheep, until God called him to fight a giant and anointed as king (1 Samuel 17). Amos tended Sycamore fig trees, until God called him to be a prophet (Amos 7:14). Many times, God uses those not chosen, the leftovers, to be His chosen in His kingdom work. If you are sitting on the sidelines, be confident, God is at work in you...until the day of Christ Jesus.