Outcast to King

 

Hello everyone! My name is Barabus Ball. First and foremost, I want to thank God for this opportunity and honor him. I also want to thank . Phil and Felicia Reed. They are great friends, following God and reaching people online in a way only they can. The timing of this is so spot on... And knowing how real Phil and Felicia are... I'm just going to share my heart. 

Isaiah 56:8 The Lord God, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, says, “Yet I will gather to him others besides those who are gathered to him." 

Outcast... That's something I've been for years! Always discarded, always the one put in the back and always picked last... He's not good enough... and sometimes, short of my beautiful Wife, I still feel that way to some people... But who knows JESUS came for us outcasts! JESUS Picked me first, he put me on his team... and approved me... with no one looking... The Savior of the whole Universe called me to this wonderful yet shaking, uncomfortable, stretching time in my life... I'm always asking why I can't be like that or have that or be like him... But God looks at our heart. I can only think of David while thinking about outcasts. Here is Jessie and Samuel (Samuel 16:1-13) Samuel says GET YOUR SONS that's plural right??? That meant all but David was still in the pasture. Did David see Samuel come on to the property? Maybe but David stayed... the scripture calls out all the brothers names and how well they look... and Samuel says no, these are not it, do you have any other sons... And not even saying his name he says well there's one more... He's out in the pasture. He's the least of all his sons he didn't even call David... isn't it weird that David was not called by people but God? But wait, David was in the pasture doing his Father's will. And Samuel says go for him and we will not sit down until he's here. THEY SENT FOR DAVID. I wonder wat David was doing? I ask myself why GOD was always with David... Well, it's because David was always with him...playing his harp and making music unto the lord. Watching his fathers sheep. Sometimes we are set apart for preparation! The bible says David prayed and asked teach my hands to war. When he was in that pasture in the place of worship and work GOD taught David how to sling stones with a sling and kill off predators and protect his father's sheep. 

He says a bear came he's dead...a lion came I grabbed him by his beard! And killed him... all this in preparation to kill a giant! That God used as a platform.... because remember after David was anointed king he didn't go to the palace! He went back to the pasture! The truth is I was never supposed to fit in with the people I was around and I don't think David was either. And, if you're an Outcast like us on this blog neither were you. We had to learn a couple things and prepare for some stuff . Labelled an outcast... why?? I will give you 3 reasons why it COULD be that you're an outcast.

1. Set apart: 

Yup, I found out I was set apart from the world... The Bible says in Jeremiah that GOD SET APART JEREMIAH- Jeremiah Chapter 1 (He tells him I made you for me) That gives me the feeling that he set you apart as well. Fellow outcast... God doesn't waste a battle, a lesson, or a trial... it was all to teach you, develop you, and set you apart... We must realize that God is a jealous God, and he seeks after us. He seeks full attention... I didn't always provide my attention... and GOD literally pulled people from my life and I bet he has yours too... there's a reason David was always by himself in the pasture in the presence of the lord... he was set apart for the Lord 

2. Anointed: 

We must understand that the enemy can see Jesus in us. I see this on my job with the people I work with. It's like they hate me, and I have no reason why... Well, when you live an anointed life the enemy will put people around you to bring you down... Well, if that won't make you feel like an outcast, I don't know what will They hated Jesus! Two reasons were authority and anointing... Anointing will make you look different... have you ever been around someone who said I don't know what it is but there's something different about you... people notice... When they anointed people in those days a horn of oil held 6 quarts of oil, almost the amount your car takes... you're going to look different and be different. Picture David walking Around with oil all over him! He looked different But he didn't become king right away... OH !! JUST BECAUSE UR ANOINTED doesn't mean you get a position! David was anointed and went back to the pasture.

3. Purpose: 

/'pərpəs/ 

noun 

• The reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists. 

Wow!!!!! DID YOU JUST READ THAT!!!! YOU HAVE PURPOSE!!!!! I Remember thinking I wasn't going to be anything, I'm not cool, I can't do anything right... even in ministry I'm not going to reach anyone no one watches my videos... that's the outcast in me speaking, lol. Because I can't always see my purpose....and I really should. 

OUTCASTS HAVE PURPOSE!!!! BUT Not everyone likes that... so some people will step on you to make their PURPOSE look BIGGER than yours... not knowing that it just drowns it out until you think you don't have one... here's my advice FIND YOUR PURPOSE... AND DO IT ON PURPOSE!!! and soon an OUTCAST WILL BECOME A KING!!!