I’m Qualified to Serve God

In Romans 6:13 I read, “Give yourselves completely to God—every part of you—for you are back from death and you want to be tools in the hands of God, to be used for his good purposes.” (TLB)

There is no greater joy than to be used by God for a purpose bigger than myself. Nothing compares to that feeling when I realize, “This is it! This is why I’m alive. I get it now.”

The purpose of life isn’t to get an education, get a job, make money, and retire before I die. My life is far more significant than my career. I was made for eternal purposes.

The Bible says, “Give yourselves completely to God—every part of you—for you are back from death and you want to be tools in the hands of God, to be used for his good purposes” (Romans 6:13 TLB).

The problem is, many people secretly fear that God could never use them. Some people feel disqualified because of their past sins and mistakes. Others feel unqualified because they don’t feel like they have the right education, talents, or background.

I only have to look at the life of the Apostle Paul to know that God wants to use me in ways I can’t even imagine.

Nobody in history has been used by God more than Paul. Paul almost single-handedly spread Christianity all over the Roman Empire. He planted churches everywhere. He wrote about half of the New Testament. He lived with the purpose to please God.

But do you know what Paul was doing before he became a preacher, a pastor, and a church planter? He was an anti-Christian crusader. He went from village to village persecuting Christians, having them thrown into prison. Paul was the exact opposite of someone you’d think God could use.

Paul wrote, “You know what I was like . . . how I violently persecuted God’s church. I did my best to destroy it. But even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace” (Galatians 1:13, 15 NLT).

My past does not preclude my future. My past is past. It doesn’t disqualify me from being used by God. The same is true with the kinds of opportunities I’ve had or didn’t have. They don’t make me unqualified. God chose and called me, and he wants to use me today because of “his marvelous grace.”

In summary, there is no greater joy than to be used by God for a purpose bigger than myself. The purpose of life isn’t to get an education, get a job, make money, and retire before I die. My life is far more significant than my career. I was made for eternal purposes. The Word tells me to give myself completely to God—every part, for I am back from the dead and now want to be tools in the hands of God, to be used for his good purposes”. Many people secretly fear that God could never use them, feeling disqualified because of their past sins and mistakes. Others feel unqualified because they don’t feel like they have the right education, talents, or background. Look at the life of the Apostle Paul to know that God wants to use me in ways I can’t even imagine. Nobody in history has been used by God more than Paul. Paul spread Christianity all over the Roman Empire. He planted churches. He wrote about half of the New Testament. He lived with the purpose to please God. But before he became a preacher, a pastor, and a church planter, He was an anti-Christian crusader. He persecuted Christians. Paul was the exact opposite of someone you’d think God could use. My past does not preclude my future. It doesn’t disqualify me from being used by God. God chose and called me, and he wants to use me today because of “his marvelous grace.”

My skills, capabilities, and body can serve many purposes, good or bad. In Christ, every part can be an instrument for service. It is the one to whom I offer my service that makes the difference. I need to give myself completely to God, asking him to put me to good use for his glory.