Isaiah 45:22
Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.
- A calling; not as one would suppose
- It has nothing to do with someone’s vocation, or natural abilities
- This calling is not a tangible thing; you can’t touch it; smell it; see it
- But, you hear it in your heart
1 Peter 2:9
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light
- No one is going to send you an application; no one is going to ask if you’d like the job
- You’re not going to be begged or pushed along; this calling is not for the faint of heart, nor weak of spirit; this calling takes work and dedication
- The masses of the day we live in would have us believe we can take this calling lightly; we would be duped into believing that we didn’t have to live the life, only that we profess it; But that’s not what God called us to!
1 Thes. 4:7
For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
- Its appalling to think of the thousands of people that will not hearken to God’s word; we live in a day when pleasures have taken precedence over the power of God; it is a day when children are toting guns to school and internet churches thrive on the laziness of our untoward generation; we will not be judged by any man, preacher, or church, but by the word of the Lord!!
John 12:48
He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
- Many will reject the call because of what it entails; many will choose hell rather than living the life now;
Acts 2:17
And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
- For those who heed the call, there are treasures laid up in heaven; it’s not by our fleshly works that we are saved, but by obedience to the Lord Almighty!
1 Tim. 6:12
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
- This calling is yours!
- Lay hold o it, make it your own.
- Take a personal stake of ownership in the work of the church.
Philip. 3:14
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
- The work you put into this calling is an eternal nest egg.
- The commitment you put into this calling now is netting Heavenly stock on the other side!
2 Tim. 1:9
Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began
- God has called us, not because of how perfect we were, but because of potential HE saw for HIS purpose in our lives.
- HE always knew you, and you DO have a purpose in the church.
Matthew 20:16
So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
- Don’t be disheartened. God can have revival with or without us…..
Just DECIDE that you won’t allow that to happen!
Make this calling your own!
