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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