Why did the Bible-school graduate voted most likely to succeed fail in ministry?
He failed because he relied on the things of the flesh—personality, looks, voice, and intelligence—rather than on the real call of God. His classmates expected success, but within six months of getting a little church he was out of the ministry and could not cut it.
Les tells of a young man attending a great Bible school in preparation for the ministry. Before graduation, his classmates voted him most likely to succeed because he had personality, looks, voice, and intelligence. He then got a little church, but within six months he was out of the ministry; he couldn't cut it. Les explains the reason: he was relying on the things of the flesh and not on the real call of God. Les applies this broadly: people think enticing words or ten degrees are needed, but God uses what the world scoffs at, and the only thing God can start with is nothing.