God’s Great Calling on His Children Dear Friend, Sometimes, I just wish God would hand out a detailed list of instructions for my life. I wish I could open the Bible and have it describe my exact situation, and tell me exactly what I should do to obey Him in every situation that I may face. I like to think that I would find it easy to obey God, if He would just explain what my purpose and calling is in life. Instead, I find there is so much mystery in my walk with God. What I mean is that the particular calling that God has for my life isn’t revealed in Scripture. Determining God’s call on your life is important, but you need to understand this subject through the lens of the Bible. The Bible describes two different dimensions of God’s calling on people. The first is the General Calling that God gives to each person. God calls all of mankind to repent and believe in Jesus Christ. (Acts 2:38-39; 26:19-23) Though all are called to repent and believe, we know that many will reject that call. Every born-again Christian must obey the Great Commission found in Matthew 28:18-20. They preach the gospel with their lives and with their tongues, calling all of mankind to repent and believe. God’s will is that every one of His sons and daughters would spread the good news of Jesus Christ. A lot more could be said about God’s general calling, but I want to focus in this sermon on the particular calling God places on your life. The secular World at large has so many ways to define your calling. The one consistent factor about the World’s concept of calling is that your calling is found within yourself. The World believes that if you look inside yourself, you will find your calling. Contrary to what the World says, I believe that the Word of God is the only authority that Christians should follow. I believe that Scripture is completely sufficient to answer the question “What is my particular calling?” I believe that any other methods used to answer this question are unhelpful and confusing. God created mankind in His image. This means that He has the authority and right to define what our purpose is. In His great love and kindness, He inspired the authors of Scripture to answer this important question. The Bible boldly declares that there is something radically different about mankind and the rest of God’s creation. People are created in the Image of God. That means that they reflect unique aspects of God that the rest of creation doesn’t. Just as a mirror reflects what stands before it, so mankind reflects God in unique ways.
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