KNOW YOUR CALLING
Memorise: Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same spirit.
1st Corinthians 12:4
Read: 1st Corinthians 12:4-7, 4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5 And
there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
6 And
there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all
in all.
7 But
the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
Bible in one year: 2nd Kings 13:1-15:16, Proverbs
23:14-28
MESSAGE
Being called is an important
issue which usually beings up endless discussions amongst Children of God.
Meanwhile, we are advised to give due diligence to make our calling and
election sure. The knowledge of our calling is not as important as what we are
doing about it.
How are you justifying Heaven’s confidence in you? Each time
you stray from God’s path, purpose and will, you make the Heavenly host regret
their choice. That you were chosen suggests you are special. You were chosen to
be precious (1st Peter 2:4). Those who are chosen are called into
divine friendship with God (Isaiah 41:8). The chosen is allowed to draw nearer
to God. Haven been chosen, how close are you to God? Heaven defends the chosen
to any extent. God turns impossibility into possibility and makes miracles
common place in the life of the chosen. The important thing is to recognize
Heaven’s calling on your life; we are called to be to the praise of His glory.
Ephesians 1:12 says;
“That we
should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.”
Gifts may differ just as the sun
and the moon have their different spheres of influence. Unlike the moon, the
light of the sun influences those under it to stay awake and work. It gives
life, while the light of the moon-which is a reflection – influences those
under it to close shop and rest. From Genesis 1:26-28, we understand that man
was created for a purpose – to dominate everything God had made including the
sun, moon and stars. You were created for a purpose, even if you were conceived
by mistake, you are not an accident. Were you a product of rape? Even then, you
have to fulfil God’s purpose on earth. God needed a particular man and a
specific woman to come together in order to have you. If your father just
impregnated your mother and disappeared, it could just be that he had finished
his assignment. Before you were created, God knew you and He knows your worth
to Him even when people think you are of no value because you lack education,
money, skills or intellect.
God knows you and has ordained
you for a purpose from your mother’s womb even without her knowledge or consent
(Jeremiah 1:4-5). Physical ordination is only an outward manifestation of what
God had already done before your birth. You were born for a great purpose
(Jeremiah 29:11) and chosen by God before the foundations of the earth (Ephesians
1:3-50. you were chosen to be holy, blameless and in love. Anytime you dabble
into sin, you contradict the purpose for which you were created. Is your life
blameless like Daniel’s? If you find it difficult to do something perfectly, or
people always find fault with your work, it could be that the spirit of error
is operating in your life. Each time you fail to walk in love towards those who
offend you, you contradict God’s purpose for calling you. As seen in our Bible
reading for today, you were created to glorify God. Is your life praising God
today? Are you fulfilling God’s purpose for creating you?
Action Point
List those things you do that are against God’s original purpose for
your life. Determine to make appropriate corrections henceforth.
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