FAITH CAPSULE: It is the timing of God, not the clock adjusted by man, that will bring your calling to pass.
Matthew 7
Today, the majority answers to a title in the name of God, but not of God.
Did God call you?
Many claim the calling of God but are not called by God.
Matthew 22:14 records, “So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen.”
Different titles, such as pastors, prophets, and apostles, do have the belief that they are answering to God, not asking God.
Believers claim to worship God but not live by the word of God.
Matthew 7:22-23 records the response of Jesus for all: “Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!”
Have you called yourself, or called by man?
Do not become a victim, as one counting or committing to man as the caller.
Commit yourself to God alone.
Psalm 37:5 admonishes all, “Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.”
It is the timing of God, not the clock adjusted by man, that will bring your calling to pass.
Know that quoting or sleeping on the ground of religion does not count more than other ways of living for the glory of God.
Watch to God alone to identify His calling over your life.
Isaiah 40:31 speaks to all, “But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”
If you do not get a call, do not run to answer calling.
Did God call you, and you know, but your world did not know?
In answering the calling of God, you do not owe an answer to no man, but ask for boldness and character over your life to answer the calling of God.
Answering of God is taking the way and the truth.(John 14:6)
However, the truth is not acceptable in the wicked world because truth is bitter. (Luke 4:24)
In your calling, prayerfully do not answer as Judas Iscariot answered to the calling of God, and later turned to deceive.
Judas numbered, and obtained a part in the ministry with the eleven apostles, but was not counted.
Just like Judas, many are numbered but not answered when it comes to being counted.
Know to answer fully to God; ignore the forces that seek to discourage your calling, to delay and deny your arrival at the center of divine assignment.
With the assurance of your calling by God, not of man, remain focused on the promise of God that will see you through your calling, as 1 Thessalonians 5:24 records, “He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.”
Prayer for today: Ask that you be enabled to live life to the glory of God.