https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/08/send-me
Throughout the Bible, we see God choosing and calling different ones to fulfil His specific will. God called Abraham out of the Ur of the Caldeans to Canaan and as Abraham responded in faith, the nation of Israel was born and Jesus came through that line that Isreal became an utmost blessing unto the whole world, reconciling mankind to God. Then Joseph was called to go to Eqypt first as a slave, then a prisoner and later he became the prime minister and as a result of his faithfulness, he ended up saving the surviving Abrahamic clan led by Jacob from intense drought in Canaan then. That bunch of folks ended up settling in Egypt and over 400 plus years became slaves when the ruler of Egypt changed after Joseph’s demise. God then called Moses and as Moses responded in faith, he freed the nation of Israel from slavery back to the Promised Land (Canaan) although in the end, it was the new generation raised in the wilderness that made it into Canaan led by Joshua and Caleb. Then we saw how God anointed Saul and later David and later Elijah followed by Elisha to name a few prominent examples of God’s calling.
In the era of Jesus, God sent Jesus to die for our sins and then called the 12 disciples and later Paul, Barnabas, Priscilla and Aquila, and host of others during the time of the Acts of the Apostles.
In modern times, many had taken heed the calling of God to be missionaries like Hudson Taylor to China or Eric Lund to Spain and the Philippines (today’s ODB) and thousands and ten thousands of others including present day missionaries like my own cousin and her hubby who have been reaching out to the Tibetans and residing in China for the past decade or a pastor and his wife affiliated with my local church and who have been working among the local aboriginal tribes for more than 40 years.
Is God calling us to do something for Him that is part of His sovereign will and part of His specific will for us? Is God calling us to His plans and purposes for us? Have we explored and discovered what are those plans and purposes of His for us? Are we fulfilling our destiny in Him?
I’m doing my part to fulfil His calling to me to write these commentaries as faithfully as I can day in and day out as He inspires the right words in my mind. He has a further calling for me that I hope I will be bold enough to respond in the coming years. What about you? What’s His calling for you? Will you step out in faith and respond like how the many thousands and tens of thousands before us did throughout history? Will we respond to serve Him and see His glory fill the whole earth? As much as we are like Isaiah, a man of unclean lips, the LORD will cleanse and sanctify us for His work as we respond to His call. Be bold and courageous for the LORD our God is with us!
Ronnie's Thoughts 