(+) Understanding Your Call...Part 1 (+)
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| Tue, 02-03-2004 - 12:05pm |
God has placed a three-fold call on the lives of His children: 1. We are called to find salvation in Jesus. Jesus calls us to receive Him as our Savior and to have a personal relationship with Him through the indwelling of His Holy Spirit. He wants us to lay down the burden of trying to work out salvation ourselves. Instead, He invites us to trust Him to do the transforming work in us. (Matthew 11:28-29)
2.We are called to abide in Jesus. We abide in the Lord when we are: listening to Him speak through Scripture; living in growing dependence on Him; learning to know Him more intimately; and drawing upon His power to live godly lives. Jesus calls us to make our relationship with Him primary above other relationships and to remain with Him without interruption all of our days.
3. We are called to follow Jesus. To follow someone requires knowing his character, his plans, and how he desires to carry them out. Scripture tells us clearly all we need to know to follow Jesus. The evidence that we are following Him will appear in our attitudes, conduct, character, conversation, and relationships.
Without the Holy Spirit’s presence—which we received at salvation—we can’t abide in Jesus. (1 Corinthians 2:14) Without abiding in Christ, we will not know Him well enough to follow. If we choose not to follow, we will miss out on the joy and contentment God has planned for us. Are you living out God’s three-fold call in your life?
Live With Passion!
Phyllis
| Tue, 02-03-2004 - 12:21pm |
