THOUGHTS OF FEMOLAD: FEW ARE CALLED

FEW ARE CALLED. 

In the Bible, Christ spoke to the people in parables many times. One of such is in the 22nd chapter in the book of St Matthew. It was about a king who invited people to his son's wedding party but they wouldn't come. In verse 14, He ended the story with "For many are called, but few are chosen". 

The general call of the gospel call goes out to everyone, good and bad, but not all respond. There are two types of “calls”. 

One is a general call to all people, and the other is an effectual call or in other words, the celestial call of the Holy Spirit. 

Of the multitude of people that are called to the faith, the many practitioners of the faith, only a few will be chosen. They are the anointed ones of God. The special few. 

THE CHOSEN ONES. 

Same applies to all faith. In Islam many are called moslems nominally. They are the many that are called. But the few that are special are the clerics, chosen specially by Allah. They are imbued with Knowledge and Wisdom. They are the few that are chosen. 

The saying connotes a sorting process. A separation of the Chaff from the Wheat. Yes many are called but few are chosen. 

In the Comradium where the lingua franca is my Papa's languajira, few are called and many are chosen. But it is just fun. In the Comradium we flex with words and it is karid. Komrados can not decode. If you don’t gerrit, forgerrit. 

Away from Religion and the Comradium. My mind is somewhere else: Politics, Governance, Business and everyday life. 

When someone is called, he has a calling, a talent, a core competency, something he does naturally with ease. 

• A pastor or imam that has a calling is easily distinguished. 
• A musician that doesn't have the calling will make noise instead of music. 
• When watching films it is easy to pick out actors who are called. 
• There are engineers with the calling. There are lawyers' lawyers. I know a vet doctor who is best known for his brand of music worldwide. 
• How many people will believe the world known Yoruba actress Toyin Adegbola is an electrical engineer. The theatre arts is her calling. 
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Those called abound in our society. But in Governance and public administration we seldom do find people who are called in the areas that need them. 

The called ones are few. The many that are chosen for the jobs are square pegs in round holes. 

The criteria for choosing them are other things than their calling and competency. 

They are chosen for roles different from that for which they are called. 

It is few and far between to find called ones being chosen. 

• A president without a knowledge of the feelings of his citizens 
• A governor with the temperament of a warthog 
• A police Inspector General who cannot communicate with his men 
• An official Information Officer who lies 
• Commissioner or Minister who acts at variance to public good. 
• A Chief Executive who cannot manage human resources. 
• A Pastor who is caught in a web of cult and corruption

So many who have been chosen to positions but are not called. 

Today, I see of the many in position of authority FEW ARE CALLED, BUT MANY A CHOSEN. 

 Just Chosen but not called. That's why we are where we are today. 

In Nigeria today, we are at the point of choosing those to lead the nation for another four years. 

What kind of people are we going to vote into power? 

The FEW that are CALLED or the MANY that are CHOSEN.

Femi Ladapo (Femolad) writes from Ibadan Nigeria