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When the Phone Rings
When the Phone Rings
When the phone rings, we are anxious to look at the number and see who is calling. If we recognize the number and favor the one whose number it is, we will immediately answer. For those calls we do not favor, most people will let the voicemail answer the call. Responding to a call seems as though it depends upon who is calling, does it not…
We have a calling in Ephesians 4:1 as a vocation. It is a livelihood. A call to walk worthily of the Lord’s mission to be patient, forgiving, kind, lowly, and forbearing. This call declares the need for unity in the body of Christ. Who is calling is the One for whom the body is fit together by His blood and provides the measurement for all who become part of His body (v.3-16)…
The one baptism into the body of Christ is not only “the answer of good conscience” (1 Peter 3:21). It initiates a newness of life, a lifetime of calling upon the name of the Lord as the guide for living. Never is there a regret to answer the call to obedience. Never is there a hesitation to do all that is our duty to do (Luke 17:10). Faith knows who is calling and comes to the voice of God, listening for His orders, ready to do good works to glorify Him (Matthew 5:16)…
When God calls His disciple, the answer is not “I’m busy right now”. The one who called upon God for His deliverance from sin does not turn to God and say, “I’ll call you back” or puts God on hold. He puts his hand to the plow and goes forth in righteousness…
It is our loss when we miss the call/opportunity to serve the Christ who died for us. We are not really in a position to pick and choose which call we want to answer. All of them, no matter how difficult or comfortable, have their own special blessings. With each call answered, our faith increases in what God knows is best for us to do. Our eagerness to serve Him later when He calls increases. We are ready and do not put off responding. We immediately say, “Hear am I send me”. At the moment we respond, God’s will becomes a wonderful part our life, and we adopt His plans as ours. Doing all this brings to us the ultimate of all blessings – an abundant life both here and hereafter (1 Timothy 4:8)…
