Called to Jesus

Called to Jesus

Romans 12

We are called to be a living sacrifice.

Present our bodies to god, holy and acceptable.

When we present a trophy to someone, the trophy becomes the person’s.

When we present our bodies to god, we become his.

The main way to become His is to transform our minds.

How do we do it?

By meditating on His word daily. Keep it in our hears.

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. ²⁹ For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son

 Romans 8:28

God called us to be conformed to the image of Jesus Christ.

How can this happen?

By abiding in the presence of god.

God says he is the vine and we are the branches. Daily, we need to spend undisrupted time in his presence so that we can be conform to his image.

Meditate on his word

And abide in his presence

Help me Jesus to meditate on your word and help me lord to abide in your presence!

 In Jesus name I ask.

 

Call to repentance

The Call to Salvation…First and foremost a call to Jesus (Matt. 9:13, Mark 2:17, Luke 5:32, Acts 2:39, Romans 1:5–6, etc.).
 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’^[b] For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”<sup>[c]
Matth 9:13

32</sup> I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
Luke 5:32

Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹ For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”
Acts 2:39

⁵ Through Him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith among all nations for His name, ⁶ among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ;
Rom 1:5-6

Response

God has called us to bring sinners to repentance. This is our primary calling because this is Jesus' primary calling as Christ.

Let me examine my own life. How much does my life reflect this calling?

Lord forgive me that I have not been focused on this calling. Consume me once again with the heartbeat for souls - that I may live out your calling upon me.

in jesus name i pray

amen

God's calling on our life

Bible Verse of the Day:

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, ¹⁸ the eyes of your understanding^[c] being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, ¹⁹ and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power 
Eph 1:17-19

There are so many things to unpack in this powerful verse.

i have the following questions:

what does the hope of his calling exactly refer to?
the general calling refers to the great comission - anything else?
the specific calling to each child of god - do we know? what has god called me to do?

the riches of the glory of his inheritance - what is the inheritance god has for us?

in what ways do our lives show his power toward us?

so much to think but so little time.

let me do only one question.

hope of his calling -
“I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles,
Isaiah 42:5-7

I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. I said, ‘You are my servant’; I have chosen you and have not rejected you.
Isaiah 41:8-10


I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.
John 15:14-16

i did internet research and got the following
http://www.cmalliance.org/serve/call-of-god

4 Types of Call:

The Call to Salvation…

First and foremost a call to Jesus (Matt. 9:13, Mark 2:17, Luke 5:32, Acts 2:39, Romans 1:5–6, etc.).

Matthew 9:13

New King James Version (NKJV)

¹³ But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’^[a] For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”^[b]

Acts 2:39

New King James Version (NKJV)

³⁹ For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”
 

Romans 1:5

New King James Version (NKJV)

⁵ Through Him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith among all nations for His name,

 

The Call to Holiness…

Also about a call TO Jesus, being IN Christ (Romans 12, 8:28–30).

The Call to Full-Time Vocational Ministry…

Consider how these people were called:

• Moses called from a burning bush (Exodus 3)
• Joshua appointed by God (Joshua 1:1–9)
• Isaiah called in a vision (Isai 6)
• Nehemiah (chapter 1) called through distressing news
• Barnabas sent by Jerusalem church to Antioch (Acts 11:22)
• Jeremiah called from mother's womb (Jeremiah 1:4–10)
• Apostles in Mathew 4:19; 9:9, Mark 1:17
• Paul called dramatically (Romans 1:1, 1:Corinthians 1:1, Galatians 1:15)

The Call to a Specific Task…

• Peter and John sent by Jerusalem church to investigate what was happening in Samaria under Philip's ministry (Acts 8:14)
• Barnabas sent from Jerusalem to Antioch to follow up on the church that had been planted there (Acts 11:22)

continue tomorrow.... wow what a calling we have!

Control the Tongue

God spoke about the tongue – repeatedly and loudly!

It is an area I have to watch out for.

 The quiet words of the wise are more effective than the ranting of a king of fools ( eccl 9:17)

 Fools find no pleasure in understanding
but delight in airing their own opinions. (prv 18:2)

The mouths of fools are their undoing,
and their lips are a snare to their very lives. (prv 18:7)

To answer before listening—
that is folly and shame. (prv 18:13)

²⁹ Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. (Eph 4:29)

Lord teach me to be gracious with my words and self controlled with my toungue.

By your grace lord . mould me to become like you.