The Calling

“…To those who are the called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ…”Jude 1.

To love the call of God.

Many times we tolerate it, accept it, adhere as best we can to it – but to really LOVE the calling – that is many times overlooked.

I think of the people I respect, love, and aspire to be like, and the thing that sticks out to me is that they really love the calling of God. They have given their lives to it, and they are excited about it. It is not a burden.

The key: to love the One who calls.

The One who calls and says “your sins are forgiven, get up and walk..I will never leave you nor forsake you…I am yours, and you are Mine..” The one who says He never lets a sparrow fall to the ground – and “you are much more valuable than many sparrows.” Such care, such love.

The one who calls and says “you are anointed – I have given you My spirit… I have called you by name… you are set apart, you are holy.” He sends us to the poor, to the broken, to the hurting. He fills us and covers us and sends us in to the darkness. Such purpose.

For the One who calls, is the One who has gone there. He has been in the lowest of places, with the lowliest of people, with the wickedest of people, with the darkest of people – and he loved them, and talked with them, and related to them – and their lives were changed. Because He who calls is Life.

We must be convinced that Jesus Christ is the only hope, that He is worthy, and that He is calling. And if we aren’t convinced, we must search it out. And let us receive His love, and love Him, with an excitement, and with a devotion that defines our lives.