Monday
Who Is Called By God?
Read Exodus 3:1-15
Seed Thought: From the very beginning of mankind God placed purpose in us and then called us to that purpose. Adam came into the world with a call from God on his life a call to fulfill the purpose of God around him. Even when man had sinned in Genesis 3 God was still calling for Adam. Who is called by God? Mankind is called by God. All humanity has a call from God to fulfill His Purpose. God was still looking for a man to fulfill His purpose even after man sinned because even in sin man still had his purpose. The people around us in the world still have the purpose of God in them. God spoke to Adam in his sin and said that one day there would come a man from his linage that would bring mankind into the purpose of God again and that new man is Christ Jesus and those that are called to be in Him. We have been created to fulfill the purpose of God in the earth. We are his ambassadors to the earth.
Our call is by Him and to Him and for Him. Moses in the Old Testament is the picture of God’s calling. He created Moses with a purpose to deliver His people from bondage and then called Moses to the thing he had been created to do. Moses heard the call of God at the burning bush but had to move toward the one calling to get to a place to hear his call. Our call is to be his representative on the earth. We are His ambassadors for the Kingdom of God. He is calling are we listening? When we hear the call it means He has chosen us.
Declaration: I am an ambassador for the Kingdom of God.
Action Plan: Confused or don’t know what your calling is take deep look at your life, what makes you happy, what is your passion? Don’t know how that fits in to God’s plan for you spend time in prayer with God and let Him put the puzzle pieces together. He just waiting for you to let Him.
Tuesday
Called Because Of His Love
Read exodus 3:7; Jeremiah 3:15; Ephesians 2:4-6
Seed Thought: It's a wonder God didn't lose his temper and do away with the whole lot of us. Instead, immense in mercy and with an incredible love, he embraced us. He took our sin-dead lives and made us alive in Christ. He did all this on his own, with no help from us! Then he picked us up and set us down in highest heaven in company with Jesus, our Messiah.(The Message)
We are called because God is concerned with the earth and its’ people. God’s call is always a call of love to a labor of love. God is love and everything He does is out of love. God raises up men who have His heart to do who His Work. When you came to Christ; God called to your heart because it is the place of the image of God in you. We are called by his immense mercy and incredible love for us. We are called because we are like Him we are made in that image of love.
Declaration: God picked me up and set me in the company of The Messiah. I have been called to a labor of love because He loves me so incredibly.
Action Plan: Loving others is not always easy, loving yourself is not easy, but before you can you must understand His love for you. Ask Him to show you. Spend time in worship today basking in His love for you. Then ask Him to show you how to love yourself and others.
Wednesday
Availability Not Ability
Read 1 Corinthians 1:24-31; 3:5-9; Romans 8:30
Seed Thought: We are not called and chosen because of ability but availability. God looked to see if Moses would respond to His call. Many are called but few are chosen. God says. Well who are the chosen? They are the ones who respond to God’s call. God’s not calling us according to our great ability but our availability. God equips the called. God chooses the weak and makes them strong. Some people do not consider themselves worthy to do God’s work because they made bad decisions in the past. But God calls all sorts of people, even from the most unlikely backgrounds. Moses was a murderer and had a stutter. Paul, a tentmaker, went around persecuting Christians zealously before his conversion. Mary was not even married. Jonah had no desire to preach the word of God and ran away. For many, the call of God brings also a great reluctance. The attempt to run away from God’s call does not find us peace; but the search and discovery of God’s will for you is a deep and fascinating endeavor. Every job, every path to which Christ calls us, ultimately leads to fulfillment and happiness, because it leads to God, to sharing in God’s own life. Be available there will be no regrets.
Declaration: I once was weak, but through Christ Jesus I am STRONG!
Action Plan: Do you see yourself unworthy of His call. Through Christ Jesus He makes us worthy, He gives us ability. It is through our inability to do, that His ability and strength shine through. Reflect on the ways that He has shown you that you can trust Him. Make a list, then thank Him.
Thursday
Called By Name
Read Ephesians 5:28-29
Seed Thought: Do you know my name?" There are plenty of people, some of whom may be reading this today, who have never heard God call their name. You may doubt whether or not God even knows your name. God sees no crowds and knows no strangers. To God every face is a special with a special name. The creator of the universe, the sustainer of life, the architect of history has your name inscribed in the heavens? "I have inscribed your name on the palms of my hands." (Isaiah 49:16). It's an amazing thought, when you get up close. The God of heaven and earth has inscribed your name on his hands. You may have seen your name inscribed on a trophy, a diploma, or a certificate. You may have heard your name spoken by a spouse, a child, a teacher, or a friend. It feels good to be chosen. I know, as one who was usually chosen last, how good it sounds to finally hear your name. But being found worthy by your peers does not compare to being tapped by God to play on God's team. God calls us by name. Everyone God called He calls by name. Since the beginning of time, God has been calling. Adam, where are you? Moses, who are you? Saul, why are you? Listen to the questions of your life. You are not just another birth in the ever flowing stream of time; you are a child of God with a special story and a special calling and a special name. You matter to God. God knows who you are, where you've been, and where you're going.
Declaration: I have been called by God; He knows MY name!
Action Plan: Spend time with God today. Ask Him to tell you what He thinks of you, how He sees you, and what He desires for you. Take time and write down what He shows you.
Friday
Fulfilling God’s Call
Read Matthew 22:1-14; Revelation 19:9
Seed Thought: We are called because God purposed for a man to fulfill His will on the earth. God is always looking for a man. That should be what we are looking for, men to fulfill the purpose of God.
Our call is to God
Our call is from God
Our call is for God
How many calls or invitations do we have to have to join Him? Are we joining in? Are we hearing or ignoring the call? Are we beating or killing the messenger? How do we respond to the invitation that God has given us? Fulfilling God’s call starts with one simple word: YES
Declaration: Yes Lord!!!
Action Plan: Yes Lord here I am.
The Weekender
Looking Back
Today is the day that we take time to look back on what we have learned this past week. To reflect on what the Holy Spirit has highlighted in our lives and how we can implement the changes needed in our lives to be fully all we can be.
Father, we ask that you bring back remembrance of changes and what we need to do to change in our life to be fully who and what you have purposed us to be in your kingdom, Father thank you for being at work in our lives, in Jesus’ name, Amen
Take a few moments and Journal what the Father is speaking to you:
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