CHOSEN AMONG MANY

A Deep Thoughts Devotional Story
© Opeyemi Akintunde
As Inspired by the LIVING WORD

Sade was not the loudest girl in the room.
She wasn’t the most admired.
She wasn’t the one everyone expected to stand out.

Yet, when the announcement was made,
her name was called.
And the room fell silent.

People whispered,
“How her?”
“Why her?”
“She’s not the best-looking.”
“She’s not the smartest.”
“She’s not the most connected.”

But heaven had already decided.

Sade didn’t win because she was the most impressive.
She was chosen because she was the most favoured.

This is the truth we often forget:
You don’t have to be the most beautiful.
You don’t have to be the most talented.
You don’t have to be the most popular.

There will always be others who can do what you do.
Others who look like you.
Others who sound like you.
Others who compete with you.

But when favour rests on you,
you rise despite them.

Mary was not the only virgin in her town.
She was not necessarily the most beautiful.
But she was the one heaven could trust with greatness.
And the angel said,
“Highly favoured… blessed among women.”

So don’t be troubled by competition.
Don’t be intimidated by numbers.
Don’t be shaken by comparison.

What sets you apart is not your effort alone
it is divine favour.

Favour makes you stand out where skill alone cannot.
Favour distinguishes you where others are equal.
Favour opens doors that ability alone cannot push.

There may be many like you,
but there will never be another you under God’s hand.

KEY SCRIPTURE:
Luke 1:28 –
“Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.”

PRAYER POINT:

Lord, let Your favour distinguish me, single me out, and elevate me beyond human qualification, despite all others, in Jesus’ name.

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Written by Opeyemi Akintunde