Walking In Our Calling - Not An Easy Road

I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: "Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?" Then I said, "Here am I! Send me." —Isaiah 6:8

“God did not direct His call to Isaiah— Isaiah overheard God saying, “…who will go for Us?” The call of God is not just for a select few but for everyone. Whether I hear God’s call or not depends on the condition of my ears, and exactly what I hear depends upon my spiritual attitude. Remove the thought from your mind of expecting God to come to force you or to plead with you. When our Lord called His disciples, He did it without irresistible pressure from the outside. The quiet, yet passionate, insistence of His “Follow Me” was spoken to men whose every sense was receptive (Matthew 4:19). If we will allow the Holy Spirit to bring us face to face with God, we too will hear what Isaiah heard— “the voice of the Lord.” In perfect freedom we too will say, “Here am I! Send me.”” - Oswald Chambers, My Utmost For His Highest

 Jesus said (Mark 4:9) “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”  Whoever has the desire to seek God will hear.  Then once you hear God, the next step is to “do”.  We have all been called.  In Romans chapter 1, Paul referred to the Roman (Gentile) church as “the Called of Jesus Christ”.  Our challenge is to live in obedience to that calling.  It is not an easy road that we walk. But we don’t have to walk it on our own, thank the Lord.

So often we are interested in the eternal benefits of being a Christian, but we don't really want to yield fully to God. Instead we would like to negotiate with God. Maybe we can both sign a memorandum of agreement. Where we both give in certain areas.  We just want to hang on to a little bit of our old nature - the things of the world that we love. Is that so bad? Well the Word of God is clear. There is no wiggle room. No opportunity for compromise.  

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. - 1 John 2:15

Like the "song of the sirens" luring the sailors to their death on the rocks, our old nature calls to us to compromise - just a little. But James wrote

For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all. - James 2:10

Think about it – Pray about it - Believe it – Walk in it. Let your light shine and give God the glory.

By Faith Alone By His Grace Alone And For His Glory Alone