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Answering the Call of God

 Romans 11:29 – “For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.”

In our study of the Scriptures, we learn that every individual is called of God. This calling is not reserved just for pulpit ministry. We often refer to pastors, evangelists, or fivefold ministers as being called of God. You were born with a divine destiny. You are called of God to ministry. Ephesians 4:16 says, “from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.”


Dr. Frank Damazio defines the call of God as “For the Christian leader, the call of God is the point of revelation, the personal foundation for ministry.” There are four things we need to understand about the call of God in our individual lives:


1.    It is a holy calling. II Timothy 1:9 says, “who has saved us and called us with a holy calling.”

2.    It is a high calling. Philippians 3:14 says, “I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” 

3.    It is a hopeful calling. We are called to infuse hope into a hopeless world lost in darkness and bound by sin. Romans 15:13 says, “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”

4.    It is a humble calling. Colossians 3:12 says, “Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;”


Romans 11:29 says, “For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.”  God does not change His mind about His divine call in our lives. We may try to ignore it. We may run away from it, but we will never know complete fulfillment until we submit to the Lord’s perfect will in our lives and answer the call.

 

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