You Have Been Called

In each and every soul that God created He made a place in their heart for Him that only He could satisfy and fulfill. It was He who formed every soul in its mother's womb --- in His secret place He created the DNA that made you the person you are. You were a part of God's perfect plan before He formed the earth. He gave each of us the talents we possess and made Himself known throughout His creation so we would know it was by His hand that we exist today. Then He gave each of us a very special gift - free will - so we could live the life we wanted to choose, so we could have a say in our destiny, so we would be more than robots who could choose to love Him or reject Him.

Isaiah 44:24 KJV Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself.

Romans 1:20 KJV For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse.

The almighty God of creation formed every soul to know Him and for Him to love, even loving each one enough to let it make its own choices, whether to love Him in return or reject Him. He put a calling on each soul to seek Him and the love He offers. That calling is also to tell others about Him through our words and actions. There are many callings, each one specific to the individual, but the central one to each person is to live his/her life in a peaceful, loving manner so as to glorify our creator. We were made in the likeness of the holy, righteous, just and loving God, to live our lives, not to reflect the God we were made in the image of is to deny Him and His calling on your life.

The first century Christians understood that calling and they took a stand for the word of God. They were beaten, crucified, fed to lions and boiled in oil but they stood through the strength of Christ for the truth. This is the reason why the Christian faith has flourished and spread around the world. Today you who have the Holy Spirit are being called to stand for the truth because you know what the truth is --- there is one creator who we call God and there is no other. He sent His son, Jesus the Christ, to pay our sin debt and there is a heaven where we shall live in peace and love with Him for eternity. There is only one way for all men to be saved! If we don't stand for the truth, who will?

John 3:16-18 KJV ¹⁶For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. ¹⁷For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. ¹⁸He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

This was Jesus' message throughout His ministry and is the message we are to share so that all may have the truth to make their decision using their free will and if we are not willing to share it then I ask you again who will?

John 6:27-29 KJV ²⁷Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. ²⁸Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? ²⁹Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

When your eyes were opened and you realized you had been called and believed on the one He had sent you were also sealed --- you received the Holy Spirit to guide you into all truth and it then it became His task to mold and shape you into the likeness of Jesus. This requires surrender on your part for the Holy Spirit to complete His task. This is a very difficult thing for us carnal humans to do, but it's only after surrendering that we find the fulfillment and abundant life Jesus promised. It's only then we come to an understanding of our calling. As the age of grace is quickly coming to an end and we seek to fulfill our calling it has become extremely important that we as His chosen children take a stand for His word. Where do you stand?

Bob Goulding © November 2007

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