HAVE YOU ever been overlooked or betrayed by somebody you love? Then, you are not alone.
The Bible is full of people who were maltreated by others and cheated out of their inheritance.
ESAU was cheated out of his birthright by the kid brother he admired—and the mother he loved was part of the plot (Genesis 27).
MORDECAI was stabbed in the back by Haman who plotted the death of all the Jews (Esther 3).
And Jesus Christ was betrayed by one of his disciples (Matthew 27:3).
Your calling is your place of suffering.
DAVID was forgotten by Jesse, his dad when Samuel came seeking the next king. When God rejected his older brothers, Samuel asked if Jeese had another son.
There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied (1 Sam. 16:11).
TO JESSE, David did not qualify. However, God chose him.
God does not call the qualified; he qualifies the called.
Your calling is where you're terrified the most.
ESTHER was scared when Mordecai told her to speak to the king because no one appeared before him without an appointment.
When he told her that perhaps she was made for such a time, she knew she was called to do it (Esther 4:14).
And she said: If I perish, I perish (Esther 4:6).
GOD knew Joshua was terrified when Moses died. So he told him to be strong and courageous (Joshua 1:8).
WHEN DAVID chose to fight Goliath, Saul said: “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight him. For you are [only] a young man and he has been a warrior since his youth.” (1 Sam. 17:33)
But David did not back out. He told the king the testimonies of how he killed the lion and the bear (1 Sam. 17:34-36).
Then, he proceeded to fight Goliath and killed him.
Your place of calling is where you are tempted the most.
AFTER Jesus had fasted forty days and nights, Satan came to tempt him (Matt. 4:1-11).
At different times during his ministry, the Pharisees and Sadducees tempted him.
They brought the woman caught in adultery to him waiting to hear what he would say (John 8:1-11).
They accused him of allowing his disciples to pick grain and eat on a Sabbath (Matt. 12:1-8).
They asked him why he ate with sinners (Matt. 8:11).
Your place of calling is your place of fulfillment.
SIMEON was relieved when the Holy Spirit led him to the temple at Christ’s christening.
He had waited for the consolation of Israel, and God had promised him that he would see the Messiah (Luke 2:25-35).
THERE was a sense of relief and fulfillment when David stood before the king holding the head of Goliath (1 Sam. 17:57).
He was delighted when the women of Israel sang his praise.
God does call the qualified; he qualifies the called.
HANNAH was fulfilled when she had Samuel and gave him to the Lord (1 Sam. 2:1-11).
JOHN the BAPTIST was fulfilled when he realized that Jesus was the Messiah (John 1:29).
JESUS expressed his fulfillment when he said: I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do (John 17:4-5)
Your place of calling is your place of relevance.
PAUL became relevant when he accepted Christ as Lord over his life. He became a vessel mightily used by God (Acts 9).
MOSES found his relevance after he met God in the burning bush. He moved from a life of mediocrity to one of purpose.
He moved from being a fugitive to being a deliverer (Exodus 3:1- 17).
Your area of calling is where you trust God the most.
JESUS more than once confessed that he came to do his Father’s Will (John 6:38).
He recognized his purpose to die. He trusted the Father with his life.
He laid it down so that he might pick it again (John 10:18).
Final Thought
THE MINISTRY of JESUS was only for three years and he made so much impact.
Only what you do for Christ will last.
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