The Bewildering Call of God

August 5th, 2013 by JDVaughn Leave a reply »

’. . . and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished.’ . . . But they understood none of these things . . . —Luke 18:31, 34


God called Jesus Christ to what seemed absolute disaster. And Jesus Christ called His disciples to see Him put to death, leading every one of them to the place where their hearts were broken. His life was an absolute failure from every standpoint except God’s. But what seemed to be failure from man’s standpoint was a triumph from God’s standpoint, because God’s purpose is never the same as man’s purpose.

This bewildering call of God comes into our lives as well. The call of God can never be understood absolutely or explained externally; it is a call that can only be perceived and understood internally by our true inner-nature. The call of God is like the call of the sea— no one hears it except the person who has the nature of the sea in him. What God calls us to cannot be definitely stated, because His call is simply to be His friend to accomplish His own purposes. Our real test is in truly believing that God knows what He desires. The things that happen do not happen by chance— they happen entirely by the decree of God. God is sovereignly working out His own purposes.

If we are in fellowship and oneness with God and recognize that He is taking us into His purposes, then we will no longer strive to find out what His purposes are. As we grow in the Christian life, it becomes simpler to us, because we are less inclined to say, “I wonder why God allowed this or that?” And we begin to see that the compelling purpose of God lies behind everything in life, and that God is divinely shaping us into oneness with that purpose. A Christian is someone who trusts in the knowledge and the wisdom of God, not in his own abilities. If we have a purpose of our own, it destroys the simplicity and the calm, relaxed pace which should be characteristic of the children of God.

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August 5, 2013

Journal for Today-JDV

Lord, help me understand that Your ways are not my ways and teach me how to wait on you. Teach me to wait upon You and Your will. Help me to be still waiting on You to show me the way, every day with every part of my life.

And God says…”You want to chase your own notions of what will make you happy and give you peace, many times forgetting that real happiness and peace comes from trusting Me. How has your own notions worked for you in the past? Have you found long term happiness and peace in your own ideas of what makes you happy and gives you peace?  Trust in Me with all your heart, and I will give you real happiness, peace and fulfillment. Delight yourself in Me and I will give you the desires of your heart.”

 

 

 

 

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