Consider Your Calling

Consider Your calling

Many times people find themselves struggling over their role in the Kingdom of God. Often the struggle they have is determining what their role is.

Most want to do something to further the Gospel, and there are many possibilities.

There are two things that every Christian must embrace to further the Kingdom, and build God’s church.

I can not say that one of these is more important than the other. Here they are.

Pray. Prayer is our connection with the Father. Maintaining that connection is paramount in defining our role, and holding up others in their roles as Christians. What ever your place in ministry or life. Prayer must be the focus daily.

Consistent, persistent prayer is key to knowing the purpose of God for your life. It will also move the hand of God to work in other lives that you intercede in prayer for.

I Thessalonians 5:16-18

16 Rejoice always;

17 pray without ceasing;

18 in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

The second principle we must embrace is telling our story. Throughout the ages, from Apostles to church fathers. From the average Christian to those in five fold ministry, the story of Jesus is the catalyst for building the church. Local and global.

Telling about Jesus. His birth, life, death, resurrection, and ascension, is the story that built the early church.

Telling your story, what He has done for you , is the one on one principle that changes lives for Christ.

I know this sounds simple, and it is. Yet there are many who have moved away from this most effective way to build the church.

Instead, preaching punishment and fear.

Some people say that preaching Jesus is an attempt to placate people. Nothing is further from the truth.

Jesus did not die on the cross to fill the caverns of hell as many proclaim. He died that we might live for ever in the Kingdom of God.

Christ was driven by an altruism. We must have the same heart as He did. An unselfish desire to change our world and bring hope and peace to people who live in darkness.

The only way to cancel darkness is to turn on the light.

I will close these short thoughts , as your consider your calling with some words from the Apostle Paul.

1 Corinthians 1:26-30

26 For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;

27 but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong,

28 and the base things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are,

29 so that no man may boast before God.

30 But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,

Have a great day.

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