TODAY’S WORD FOR THURSDAY MAY 21, 2015.
CALL
To summon or invite to come; to communicate or to try to communicate; to summon by or as if by demand command; a divine summons.
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellences of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. I Peter 2:9.
God’s top priority for everyone is the call He gives us to salvation. He wants us to open the door of our heart so that He can cleanse us and do a transforming work in our lives.
Do you think of God being distant and unapproachable? But do you realize that the creator of this universe has constantly sought to come near to us. He sent His Son to this earth to identify with us by living on this earth and then dying on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins.
He sent also His Holy Spirit to indwell in us as our counsellor and guide.
Your eternal destiny depends on your decision as to how you answer His call. You will respond either by opening your heart to Him or shutting Him out and living your life as you desire.
The most important call in your life is from God, your creator and your Savior. Have you responded to His incredible call to you?
God’s call in our lives goes beyond the call of salvation. He wants us to develop Christ-like character in us through the Holy Spirit’s presence and power in our lives. This is a call to sanctification, being set apart from our old patterns of action before we answered the call of salvation to giving ourselves exclusively to our Lord.
The Lord also calls us to service. This requires total surrender to our Lord. Look at the examples that have been given us. Isaiah, the prophet offered himself completely to God (Isaiah 6:8). Paul submitted his whole self to Christ on the Damascus road (Acts 9:15-19). Jesus, Himself, our ultimate example surrendered to His Fathers will (John 5:19). A life of surrender says: “God, whatever, whenever, wherever, and however.
God also calls the believer to accountability. Every person will experience a day of judgment. This will be a day that we will respond to how we responded to God’s call on our life. Psalm 127:1-2 tells us that only the things done at His direction and in His way will matter when that day of judgment comes our way. Everything else will count for nothing.
Our memory verse for this week is found in Philippians 4:4.
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
Help me today to be certain that I have answered Your call in my life to Salvation; Sanctification and Service. May my life serve as an example of Your love to my family, neighbors and friends.
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