NUGGETS ON’ DIVINE’ CALLING 6

Today am continuing on the series on “Divine Calling.” This is a dear topic to my heart because until we find out and begin fulfilling our calling in life, everything else we do is irrelevant.

 Our   divine calling may sometimes be linked with our secular vocation, our skills, knowledge, abilities, gifts and talents .These are all what God uses in training us before we launch into our spiritual calling. Our secular jobs are the training grounds for our spiritual calling. It is therefore important to take our secular job seriously with diligence, commitment and faithfulness. Often times in The Bible God trains and uses people in their secular job before promoting them to their divine calling.  These are examples of some people in their other jobs before they were called by God; Such as Abraham was an idol worshipper before God called him out to be a worshipper of God, David and Moses were shepherding sheep before they became Shepherds to God’s Great people. Joseph was an expert in interpreting dreams before he got his promotion to the palace, from pit to prison then palace. Deborah was a prophetess, wife and a judge in Israel.

Other times  God also  uses people with flaws, so don’t think because you have some flaws then God cannot use you.That’s not true at all, some examples  of such are Noah, who  was a drunk but God still used him, Rahab was a harlot, Moses stammered,  Jacob was a trickster, Gideon came from the weakest tribe and he was the least in his family but God still called and used him as judge and  he defeated the Midianite, Simon Peter denied Jesus three times but he ended up being used by God with miracles ,signs and wonders . Apostle Paul  was formerly  Saul that  used to kill and persecute Christians. All these shows us that God can call and use anybody he desires to use regardless of their inadequacies in the flesh/physical. Once these men and women discovered their calling, they went about doing it.

The following are other features of the divine calling; it is unique for individuals, cannot be achievable without depending on God and His Grace. In our own strength and ability, we cannot get into our calling, we need God. God calls whosoever he wants, we are never qualified before he calls us, his calling qualifies us .He chooses whoever he wishes to choose. That’s why He is God and not man.  Attaining our calling is possible as long as one is coachable and teachable to God the Father, Son and The Holy Spirit and our spiritual mentors that He brings along our path. We need to be submitted to their leadership/mentorship and be accountable   to them. Calling demands from us faithful services to mentees, diligence to all the Spirit led appointments He brings along our ways, and faithful discharge of duties to all that God has assigned us to do in our walk with him, stewardship to other great men and women of God and others. It requires lots of personal discipline and integrity in our individual   lives and in our homes/job/business  and constant fellowship with the Holy Spirit so we can discern the moments, seasons and times of our lives as well as the people he will be bringing across our paths during these cycles; They are not a mistake ,co incident or accident meeting, they are part of the paths we have to faithfully cross with love, endurance and patience to help us in discovering and in fulfilling  our calling.

It is therefore necessary to get rid of the flesh in our love walk and inter personal relationship and dealings with people, so that we will not lose out on friendship with our God assigned helpers of destiny. It will require us moving out of our comfort zones and this may hurt our emotions and flesh from time to time. We just need to die to self and the flesh daily so that we can hear clearly from God and be able to enjoy the journey rather than enduring it. Creating an atmosphere of Worship and praise invites and invokes    the interruptions of the promptings of the Holy Spirit into our daily activities. God can also speak to us about our calling/assignment   during such moments. He leads guides and directs us on what to do next. 

Remember whatever we subject ourselves to eventually master us, so if we subject ourselves to being led by the Spirit,  the Holy Spirit become our master  and same way if , we subject ourselves to being led by our flesh , the devil becomes our master.

 Calling requires our obedience to God and every time we obey, God guarantees and commands increase to come into our lives. God always reward our obedient act with increase in our level of wisdom, finances and relationships. The same way disobedience is costly and it attracts loss and decrease. Therefore  it is always good to be quick to repent of the works of the flesh and to  not let our heart be hardened to the voice of the Spirit, if not one would not be able to receive spiritual instructions because our spiritual antennae’s have been clogged due to too much sins/works of the flesh.
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NUGGETS ON’ DIVINE’ CALLING 5

Showers of Wednesday Blessings to you all, i do hope you are all enjoying the midweek.Enjoy my continuation on my series on Divine calling;

"SOME   WISDOM LESSONS FROM OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST AND HIS DIVINE CALLING"

Our Master, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ knew what he was born to accomplish. He discovered and started doing it at a very early age. He developed a passion for doing what he was born to do and taught daily in the temple.

Luke 2:39:50 When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth. ⁴⁰ And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.

The Boy Jesus at the Temple

⁴¹ Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover. ⁴² When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom. ⁴³ After the festival was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it. ⁴⁴ Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends. ⁴⁵ When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him. ⁴⁶ After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. ⁴⁷ Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers. ⁴⁸ When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you.”

⁴⁹ “Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?” ⁵⁰ But they did not understand what he was saying to them.

 Luke 19:47 And He was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people sought to destroy Him.

Matthew 26:55. In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, “Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to take me? I sat daily with you, teaching in the temple, and you did not seize me.

Jesus was also blessed doing what He was born to be doing, contrary to some false teachings Our Lord Jesus Christ was not a poor man. The proof that he was blessed is found in the fact that He had a treasurer (Judas) who was also stealing money from his treasury.

John 12:1-6.  Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. ² Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. ³ Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

⁴ But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected, ⁵ “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages. ⁶ He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it.

Our Lord Jesus Christ    never allowed the devil to distract him with all his temptations. He was focused, he knew who he was in God and He knew how to use the Word to defeat the devil.

Matthew 4:1-11 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. ² After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. ³ The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

⁴ Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.”

⁵ Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. ⁶ “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:

“‘He will command his angels concerning you,
    and they will lift you up in their hands,
    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.”

⁷ Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.”

⁸ Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. ⁹ “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”

¹⁰ Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.”

¹¹ Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.

We would also face a lot of distractions while in our journey of our calling but we should never allow the enemy and his distractions to make us lose our focus, our stance and our calling/relationship with God.

Jesus did all He had to do in   his obedience first to his earthly parents at the young age: God rewarded him with wisdom.

Luke2:52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man.

 He did not disrespect his earthly and heavenly parents. He waited until age of thirty and his appointed timing before starting his ministerial calling. Same way we ought to be obedient to God, our earthly and spiritual fathers. We should not step out a little bit too early or too late, the calling is always attached with times and seasons, once we are obedient and honest with God and our fellow men ,things will fall in line and in our favor.

Jesus fully obeyed God even to the death on the cross, went to hell and resurrected on the third day so we can live a victorious life. We too in our individual lives, have to obey God fully not partially not just when it is convenient for us to obey .Just like our Master Jesus, we may also have to go through some tough Fridays and Saturdays before we get to our resurrection Sundays.

Calling requires a lot of hard work,training prayers, and steadfastness with God, long-suffering, patience and endurance.

Luke2:46-52 after three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.  Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers.  When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you. ”Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house? But they did not understand what he was saying to them. Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart. And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.

It is God that does the calling not man and He alone takes the honor not man.

Hebrews 5:4 and no one take this honor on himself, but he receives it when called by God, just as Aaron was.

2 Timothy  1:9 who hath 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 us in Christ Jesus before the world began.

God himself distributes the calling not man.

Ephesians 4:1-2 as a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. ² Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.

Ephesians 4:11-14 Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, ^to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.

The calling eventually brings us to a place of maturity in God.

God   calls us regardless of whom we think we are what we think we can do or cannot do and He never changes his mind on us even if we choose to go in another direction or course for our lives.

Romans  11:29 for the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.

The Holy Spirit in us leads us by his Spirit but we have to make a free will choice on moving and doing or not to move and do. God does not manipulate a person to do things for him, that’s the devil’s tool; manipulation, deception and trickery are weapons of the devil not God’s way at all. God desires for us to be willing to yield unto his calling and bidding on our own volition .He never forces his will on us.

The Calling may require many times of being alone with God, spending time with God, separation and consecration. As we make a habit of spending time with God, He will reveal the hidden things to us, he will also reveal some characters of the flesh in us from which we have to change from, these processes will place demands of shifting, moving and transformation necessary before God can use us in the level of what and where He wants to use us .The anointing of God comes with great responsibility and God will only release as much as we can bear at the level we are with him. The more closer we get to him, the more mature we begin to get in Spiritual things and the more God can trust us with bigger responsibilities/anointing. Remember God cares and loves us too much so He will only give to us what will be a blessing to us and not a burden to us.

To whom much is given much is expected.

Luke 12;48 b From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.

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NUGGETS ON’ DIVINE’ CALLING 4

NUGGETS ON’ DIVINE’ CALLING 4

Blessings everyone, I believe you all had a relaxing and beautiful weekend. Praise God Today I will be continuing on the series “Nuggets on divine Calling 4 with examples of some divine calling from the New Testament.

For those that could not tune in on Saturday for “Heart to love with Fola”; here’s the link to the podcast.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/weekly-nuggets-for-ladies/2013/05/12/heart-to-love-with-fola
Apostle Cynthia Agbuye delivered a powerful message on how to handle our issues, challenges, struggles, pains and troubles as women, how to live abundant live in the Spirit, Soul and Body and how to live in these tough last days that we are in.Her message  will truly bless you, so find time to tune it and be empowered in your spirit, Soul and Body.

 Matthew’s calling:

Matthew 9:9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.

John the Baptist calling:

Mark1:1-4 The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah the Son of God as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “I will send my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way “a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’ And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

Jesus’s ministry:

Luke4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free.

Jesus’s calling his Disciples:

Mark 8:34 Jesus calling to discipleship; then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me.

Calling of the twelve disciples;

Luke 9:1-3 When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases,and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. He told them: “Take nothing for the journey—no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, and no extra shirt.

Calling of the seventy:

Luke 10:1-2 After this the Lord appointed seventy   others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. ² He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.

Calling of Apostle Paul:

Acts 9:3 -6 as he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? “Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied. “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

 Calling of Cornelius:

Acts 10; 3-7 One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God, who came to him and said, “Cornelius! Cornelius stared at him in fear. “What is it, Lord?” he asked. The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God. Now send men to Joppa to bring back a man named Simon who is called Peter.  He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea. “When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier who was one of his attendants.  He told them everything that had happened and sent them to Joppa.

To be continued.

Ladies do mark your calendars to join me and Woman of God Danita Ogandaga for another empowering sessionthis Sat May18 @9PM EST on “Heart to love with Fola”. She will be sharing on The Orphan Spirit, challenges of the flesh and how to live free in the Spirit, Soul and Body.

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