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Wednesday, April
23, 2008
Receiving Your Call
John 1:10-13 He was in the world, and the
world was made by him, and the world knew him not. (11) He came unto his
own, and his own received him not. (12) But as many as received him, to
them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on
his name: (13) Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh,
nor of the will of man, but of God. (KJV)
Strong’s definition for received:
3880
paralambano (par-al-am-ban'-o); from 3844 and 2983; to receive near,
i.e. associate with oneself (in any familiar or intimate act or relation);
by analogy, to assume an office; figuratively, to learn:
KJV-- receive, take (unto, with).
A heavenly call has gone forth to all
mankind to resurrect them from the tomb of the realm of the flesh into a
new realm which is spiritual. Mankind has been entrapped in the realm of
sin and death which has kept them separated from God until the time of
reconciliation which was accomplished through Jesus Christ our Lord. Now
that you have heard the call it is vital that you keep the line of
communication open between you and your heavenly Father so that you can
hear His instructions on a daily basis and follow the path He chose for you
before the foundation of the world. God has let mankind know throughout the
Bible that He would send the Messiah for the salvation of the world; and as
we see in the example from John, many did not recognize Him let alone
receive the message God was sending though Him. But to those that do
receive Him, they are able to walk in the same power of God which is
Christ, because of their belief in His name. Where many today still have
issues with God is in their unwillingness to believe in the Son and allow
Him to rule and reign within them. Many don’t receive the things of God
because they are not willing to let go and trust more in Christ and less in
their own abilities or understanding; which if one is leaning to their own
way of thinking they will fall.
Galatians 3:1-5 O foolish Galatians, who
hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes
Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? (2) This
only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law,
or by the hearing of faith? (3) Are ye so foolish? having begun in the
Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? (4) Have ye suffered so many
things in vain? if it be yet in vain. (5) He therefore that ministereth to
you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of
the law, or by the hearing of faith? (KJV)
While the Lord is calling His people, the
devil is out and about making crank calls doing all he can to distract and
deceive. Rather than believing in the message of Christ many are trying to
perfect it in the flesh by the works of the law through the traditions and
doctrines of man, thus having been distracted and deceived. Paul is asking
the people a simple question, was your rebirth and resurrection into the realm
of the Spirit done by works or was it by simply hearing the word of God and
receiving it as truth? He then goes on to basically ask the people ‘if this
is how you entered this new life then would not the simplicity of hearing
of faith be what keeps you in this realm?’ In fact he goes so far as to
call them foolish, ‘something that has begun in the Spirit is now going to
be perfected by the flesh?’ God’s call is simple, receive His message by
faith then walk according to what you hear from Him and not what so many
others claim is necessary, especially the works of the law and its dead end
rituals. You started out so good people, but now you have disconnected the
heavenly line and are listening to the voice of a stranger, no longer able
to receive the things of God. It’s kind of like football, they have
receivers that run a route and are expected to catch the pass and move
forward toward the goal line. If a receiver runs the wrong route or the
ball is thrown his way and he drops it, the team will not progress forward.
You are expected to huddle up with the Lord on a daily basis and learn the
route He has for you that day so that you can receive His message and
progress forward toward the mark of the prize of His high calling. Keep in
mind though, that the more you learn to receive the things of God and
progress forward toward the goal, the more of a target you become to the
opposition who’s only goal is to keep you from the goal line. So take the
time on a daily basis to learn the playbook and receive God’s plan for you
that was drawn up before the foundation of the world.
1 John 4:4-6 Ye are of God, little
children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you,
than he that is in the world. (5) They are of the world: therefore speak
they of the world, and the world heareth them. (6) We are of God: he that
knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know
we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. (KJV)
Are you willing to turn your life over to
someone much greater than yourself and receive His plan of salvation? To
many it sounds like a no brainer, and yet the simple fact is that is where
so many fall short, unwilling to trust their spiritual senses more than
their own physical outward ones. Are you hearing the message personally or
is this Bible stuff something that only happens to certain special people?
You have a Spirit far greater than anything in this life who is waiting for
you to pick up the spiritual receiver and hear His message so that you can
achieve the eternal goal God has for His people.
Hebrews 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the
author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him
endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand
of the throne of God. (KJV)
Let me ask this question, can you think
of someone else you would want writing a script for your life than Jesus
Christ who is now seated at the right hand of the Father? Not only did He
write the beginning for you, He even wrote the ending which is intended to
have you end up in the same place He did. But how will you know this unless
you make it a priority on a daily basis to hear His message and respond in
faith, believing that what He promises His people He is able to do
exceeding and abundantly above all that we could ask or think. Is Jesus
Christ truly the author of your life today? If not, you surly won’t like
the ending. Are you receiving the things of God that are necessary to
sustain you spiritually so that you can continue forward on the path of life?
You too will endure opposition and shame from those of the world, but I
pray it is not enough to deter you from answering and receiving your
heavenly instructions. You too will have to pick up your own cross and
crucify your own desires if you wish to continue in this faith; but before
you throw a pity party, consider our Lord and what He endured to get this
message to His people. With all that has been done on your behalf isn’t it
time you start receiving more of the good news of the gospel of Christ and
less of the old news of this fallen world?
Isaiah 46:9-11 Remember the former things
of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none
like me, (10) Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times
the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I
will do all my pleasure: (11) Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the
man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I
will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it. (KJV)
Again I ask you, are you able to declare
the end of something before it happens, accurately one hundred percent of
the time? If not, then why would you doubt someone that can, someone much
greater than you and I who is living within us waiting to be resurrected
again if only we would let Him? Don’t be like so many others that don’t
receive from God what is rightfully theirs because of doubt and unbelief,
but rather hold fast your profession of faith without wavering, knowing
that what God promises He is able to do; in fact He even declares it a done
deal before it happens. Do you know somebody else with that good of a
proven track record?
Isaiah 42:6-9 I the LORD have called thee
in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give
thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; (7) To open
the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that
sit in darkness out of the prison house. (8) I am the LORD: that is my
name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven
images. (9) Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I
declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them. (KJV)
The Lord is calling His people, which you
are one of His; now will you receive His message and believe more in what
He has done and accomplished and less in your own thoughts and works?
Believed and received, be not deceived, God bless.
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