A Holy Calling
He 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.
And that is
why I suffer these things. But I am not
ashamed, because I know the One I have believed in and am persuaded that He is
able to guard what has been entrusted to me until that day.---------2Timothy
1:9,11,12
Before time
began, God had a plan for the redemption of mankind that was not of our own
doing, but by His own purpose and grace.
He has saved us and called us with a HOLY CALLING.
The Apostle
Paul, in his second letter to Timothy says that this HOLY CALLING is why he
suffers, for the sake of spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ.
He goes on
to say that he is NOT ashamed, because he KNOWS the One he has believed in and
am persuaded that He is able to guard what has been entrusted to him until that
day.
So it is
with every Child of the Living God, we have been SAVED and CALLED by Father God
and it is not by ANYTHING that we have said or done, but by God’s OWN purpose
and grace that has been given to us through the shedding of the blood of the
RIGHTEOUS LAMB. And that was God’s plan
BEFORE time began.
Spreading
the gospel, is a part of our HOLY CALLING, and we need to be willing to do it
regardless of the cost. Many have given
their lives for the spreading of this GOOD NEWS, even in our day and age, it is
costly to confess your faith to others.
Nevertheless, we MUST, like the Apostle Paul, be willing to suffer for
the cause of Christ. We must have a
STRONG sense of COURAGE and not falter in our witness.
Paul says
that he is NOT ashamed, because he KNOWS the One he has believed in and he is
persuaded that He is able to guard what has been entrusted to him until the
end. So it is with us today, we NEED NOT
be ashamed to spread the gospel, but have the courage of the disciples and be
willing to suffer for Christ’s sake. We
need to be persuaded that God is ABLE to guard the gospel that has been
entrusted to us until the end.
My thoughts
go to Columbine, Co. and that tragic day when two gunmen entered a school and
killed a lot of young people, some were asked if they believed in Jesus or God
and if they answered yes they were shot and killed point blank. Those young people definitely displayed a
STRONG sense of COURAGE and were not ashamed because they knew the One who they
believed in and they were persuaded that He was able to guard what had been
entrusted to them until the end. They
KNEW and BELIEVED in their HOLY CALLING and their SALVATION.
It is my
prayer that ALL of God’s Children has that kind of courage and strength in
spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ.
And that they realize the full scope of their HOLY CALLING.
If you have
not given your HEART and LIFE to Jesus then you don’t possess SALVATION or a
HOLY CALLING. And you are destined to
spend ALL eternity in Hell, with no way of escape. However you can change your destination and receive
your HOLY CALLING, by: CONFESSING your sins to God and asking Him for His
FORGIVENESS, BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART, that Jesus died for YOU and is
ALIVE, in Heaven, making intercession for you before God, then ACCEPT His gift
of SALVATION and have COURAGE to receive your HOLY CALLING and spread the
gospel of Jesus Christ. Do it NOW, while
you STILL can. He’s waiting
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