The Interview

We don't have a lot of turnover of employees in my office, but occasionally we are left with a vacancy that needs to be filled.  I know it's hard for the person being interviewed (I can still remember the tension I felt), but it's also hard for those who are conducting the interviews.  We ask the typical questions: why are you interested in this job; what are your strengths; what are your weaknesses; give us examples of how you deal with interruptions, of how you deal with upset students or parents, of how you interact with coworkers, etc. 

Each candidate does their best to show that they are the right person for the job.  They polish their resume, dress well, speak carefully and generally attempt to sell themselves as the perfect person for the job.  As the one conducting the interview, I tend to put a great deal of thought into our final choice.  It's so hard!  Which one will work?  Which one will interact well with the rest of the staff, the students and parents?  Which one will best handle the stress and excel at the training needed for the job?  But, mostly I think, what if I use bad judgment and make a poor decision? 

This is when I am truly glad that God is omniscient.  I could never sell myself to God as being 'Good Enough' for eternal life.  He doesn't have to wonder which of us would be a good fit in heaven.  He knows if we believe that Jesus Christ is God's one and only Son, who died for us that we might be saved.  He sees us through the lens of Jesus.  There is no doubt as to those who will have everlasting life, because as soon as we trust in Jesus, our names are written in the Lamb's Book of Life (Rev 21:27).  

In Jesus' own words: 
John 6:37-40 All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.  For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.  This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.  And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.