God calls people. That much the Bible makes very clear.
He called Noah to make an ark.
He called Abraham out of his home and sent him on a journey to create an entire nation of people that would bless the entire world.
He called Moses to lead this nation out of their slavery and subjugation by Egypt.
He called Joshua to lead the same nation into their inherited land.
I could go on through the entire Bible, pointing out more people but I think you get my point: God calls people to do amazing, crazy and wonderful things, all in His name.
And you know what? This same God calls you and me.
Say what?
You heard me correctly. The same God of Noah, Abraham, Moses, Joshua, Esther, Deborah, David, Elijah, Mary, Paul, Peter, and Jesus continues to call people to this day, and some of those people include you and me.
While we may not be called to do something as audacious as building an ark in the middle of a forest or lead a nation of over two million people away from oppression, we are called to an equally daring act: be God’s own messengers.
Think about it. Who is God? Why, only the Creator of the entire universe. He is who created the mighty stars and the tiny atom and everywhere in between. He speaks a word and entire galaxies are created ex nihilo. This very same powerful Being has chosen you and me to proclaim His Word and do His work as His messengers.
“Go and make disciples of all nations,” Jesus said at the end of the book of Matthew, “and teach them to obey everything I have commanded you.”
This directive is staggering and amazing. God, in His perfect logic, – for He is perfect, thus His logic must be also – has decided that He will reveal Himself through people like you and me. He will bless the world through people like you and me. He will share His gift of eternity through people like you and me. This is His call.
If we are cursing, not blessing, we are not His hands.
If we are not loving, we are not His arms.
If we are not helping, we are not His feet.
If we are greedy, keeping the Good News to ourselves, we are not sharing His gift.
If we are looking for approval and affirmation from others for our spiritual work, we are not working with the right goal: to please Him, for He is the most important audience.
God has called us, just like He called these great people that came before us.
Are we going to listen?
– Matt
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The Called
February 7, 2013
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Matt
God calls people. That much the Bible makes very clear.
He called Noah to make an ark.
He called Abraham out of his home and sent him on a journey to create an entire nation of people that would bless the entire world.
He called Moses to lead this nation out of their slavery and subjugation by Egypt.
He called Joshua to lead the same nation into their inherited land.
I could go on through the entire Bible, pointing out more people but I think you get my point: God calls people to do amazing, crazy and wonderful things, all in His name.
And you know what? This same God calls you and me.
Say what?
You heard me correctly. The same God of Noah, Abraham, Moses, Joshua, Esther, Deborah, David, Elijah, Mary, Paul, Peter, and Jesus continues to call people to this day, and some of those people include you and me.
While we may not be called to do something as audacious as building an ark in the middle of a forest or lead a nation of over two million people away from oppression, we are called to an equally daring act: be God’s own messengers.
Think about it. Who is God? Why, only the Creator of the entire universe. He is who created the mighty stars and the tiny atom and everywhere in between. He speaks a word and entire galaxies are created ex nihilo. This very same powerful Being has chosen you and me to proclaim His Word and do His work as His messengers.
“Go and make disciples of all nations,” Jesus said at the end of the book of Matthew, “and teach them to obey everything I have commanded you.”
This directive is staggering and amazing. God, in His perfect logic, – for He is perfect, thus His logic must be also – has decided that He will reveal Himself through people like you and me. He will bless the world through people like you and me. He will share His gift of eternity through people like you and me. This is His call.
If we are cursing, not blessing, we are not His hands.
If we are not loving, we are not His arms.
If we are not helping, we are not His feet.
If we are greedy, keeping the Good News to ourselves, we are not sharing His gift.
If we are looking for approval and affirmation from others for our spiritual work, we are not working with the right goal: to please Him, for He is the most important audience.
God has called us, just like He called these great people that came before us.
Are we going to listen?
– Matt
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