The Appointed

“Before you were born …
I appointed you….” (Jer. 1:5)

Before you were born,
God saw you,
Knew you,
And appointed you
To bless the world.

You have not arrived
To this place in your life
By popularity contest
Or by popular vote—
You have been appointed.

An appointment is different
Than a vote.
There is an appointer
And an appointee.

There is no ballot.
No referendum.
No straw poll.

There is no show of hands.
No tally.
No hanging chads.

“Before you were born …
I appointed you…,” God says.

The mission before you today
May be light and breezy
Or heavy and momentous,
But be blessed in this,
Child of God,
You were assigned the challenge—
You are God’s appointee.