You Are Called By God
Who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began. 2 Timothy 1:9
There are four things 2 Timothy 1:9 tells us:
(1) You are called the moment you are saved. You need to see that being called is part of salvation. The moment you give your heart to Jesus, He saves you and calls you with a “holy calling.”
(2) Your calling sets you apart from the crowd. Because your calling is “holy,” it sets limits and boundaries to the things you can indulge in. Every Christian is like a champion athlete. An athlete sets himself apart to be better, faster and stronger. But in order to succeed, he must devote himself totally to that cause and go all out after it.
(3) God will give you the strength to fulfill your calling. It is not going to depend on your own abilities, level of education or social status. Whenever you go for job interviews, these are the things people generally quiz you about. What school did you come from? Do you have a degree? But when it comes to the calling of God, it is “not according to our works” or achievements. He is going to strengthen you by the power of the Holy Spirit. His grace is sufficient for you.
(4) God’s calling for you was settled before time began. God has settled in advance the destiny of your life. And when the right time comes, He calls you. Nothing in life happens by accident. You are part of God’s eternal plan even before He created anything. That is why when God saves us, He can immediately call us. Because your purpose was already in His mind. As such, you need to discover your calling. The way you do that is to unreservedly give God your life. Once you discover your purpose, you need to cultivate that calling. That requires focus, discipline and training.
One of the greatest soccer players who ever played for Manchester United is George Best. In practically every game he played, MU would win that match. But George Best was addicted to women and drinking. No one could rely on him to turn up for a game. The club wanted him so much that they offered him £50,000 every time he showed up, which was a lot of money in the sixties! But George Best blew it all away. Why? A lack of dedication. He never achieved his greatest potential because he didn’t cultivate his calling. The Holy Spirit will never lead you beyond the point that you want to be controlled by Him. There can be no substitute for the decision you make of your own accord. Don’t blow your calling because of a lack of decisive, radical dedication.
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Usually he call when we are not busy,not rushing for MRT,not rushing to work,not rushing for meal,not rushing here and not rushing there,Jesus don’t rush in his life time.Not only in prayers you hear his voice,a peaceful walk in the park you can also hear him.
May there be Ease and Grace.
Thanks Ps Kong. This came at the right time for me – God has been speaking to me about His call in my life, and about needing to develop Diligence & Discipline in my life in order that I can fulfil His Destiny for me. God bless you!
But how do I know what my purpose is? I understand all else, but I am not sure where my purpose is. Can you tell me how I can find out?
Hi Julia,
It is not easy to explain. Really you have to be Baptised by our Holy Spirit, even so many Christian do not know their calling. What is the plan had for each of us. For me, I know certain job I was called to do or be involved. It is not audible voice but really our Holy Spirit by ways or revelations can move you to do things that God want you to do. Like I know my Mission, it has to have Vision, revelations and many confirmations. Now I know, my mission coupled with the mission statement Given to me. ‘To be a Spiritual mentor, a warrior in the desert where my only weapone is The Bible.’ Not easy for anyone to understand but would gladly explained in detail and gives some example to whoever happens to meet me. God Bless … Very strange, some thought that they are called to be Church planted but ended up being a Musician and so on. God do change plan due to different needs for your own good. Example I about to write an article with regard to covenant marriage, there was one American Lady being called to serve ministry in Himalaya but she prayed for a husband and the other end someone prayed for a wife. So God fulfilled bothe wishes, covenant their marriage and ended up the lady have to drop out of her ministry to Himalaya. So you see, we have to be in constant prayer and be sensitive to the inaudible voice of our Holy Spirit in order to know the will of God for us. If we are too noisy inside us, then we cannot hear the soft soft voice of our Holy Spirit speaking.
Hey Guys,
Why you deleted my post? about the recommendation to pastor Kong Hee the true teaching of the Bible…I just want to propagate the teachings of the Bible thru this blog and I hope we have the same purposes. the websites I offer you to visit can helps your reader to compare your teachings and the other teachings so that the truth may reveal thru your blog and i havent seen any problem with that…well maybe you just choose those comments that favor to you pastor and not all comments…tsk…tsk..