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Tuesday 2 July 2013

WHEN GOD CALLS

Identifying some of the characteristics of a divine calling

When God calls, He is more likely to speak first to a person rather than a committee (Nehemiah 2:12).

                                                                
When God calls, it is not invariable that He has to speak to us with “thunder and lightning” (Acts 9:3, 1 Kings 19:12). The Chief Shepherd often speaks through a ‘still small voice’ to the sheep in His flock with ears sensitive enough to heed His call (John 10:27).

When God calls, He often lays a burden in our hearts which gets progressively discharged as we work out His will for our lives (Nehemiah 2:2, Jeremiah 20:8-9).

When God calls, He opens the doors of opportunity and supplies all the provisions needed to complete the task (Nehemiah 2:7-8).

When God calls, He gives us a vision of a need (Nehemiah 1:3-4) and how we fit into a strategy to meet that need, joining hands with others of like mind (Nehemiah 4: 6, 21-23).

However, a need does not necessarily constitute a call; where our gifting lies also matters.

When God calls, He often uses our intrinsic gifts and talents as well as our educational background and professional training (Philippians 3:4-6).

                                                                     

When God calls, He gives us a personal rhema word which is later confirmed by a prophecy (Amos 3:7), word of knowledge (1 Corinthians 12:8) or wise counsel from godly men (Proverbs 15:22).

Surely the Sovereign LORD does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets” (Amos 3:7).

When God calls, He empowers us to do what we could never possibly accomplish through our own strength and wisdom (Ephesians 3:20).

When God calls, He does not expect perfection (Philippians 3:12). But He expects us to be His co-workers (Philippians 2:12-13), eyes fixed on the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, Jesus, (Hebrews 12:2), and constantly striving for excellence (Philippians 3:13-14).

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3 comments:

  1. When God called me I had no idea what he wanted me to do. Now that the waiting period is over 20 years later and with many tribulations to boot I realize he also uses my story and growth to pioneer a work for the wounded.

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  2. Praise God that you are able to respond positively to the trials in your life and seize the opportunity to minister to others.

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  3. Please do not misunderstand that, just because God calls individuals to a task, a believer should work in isolation from others. God called Nehemiah as an individual but later he was moved to galvanize a team of workers to begin reconstruction of the city walls which was in ruins.

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