Who is the person who has called us? Who is a called person?
God has called us; and He has called each one of us.
There was a crowd following Jesus always. This doesn’t necessarily mean they all believed in Him. Some might have come for the stories He said. Some for the food served and some for the healing He did. But Jesus made it clear what it means to follow Him.
Mark 8:34
Jesus called the crowd to Him along with the disciples. He gives them an agenda to follow Him. The world is looking for only the best exterior. But God says any one who is willing can follow Him, provided they have the heart to follow Him. Out of the 12, 1 was a betrayer and the rest were traitors in some way or the other. But God used them to build His kingdom here. They seemed most disqualified, but with Jesus they turned into the most qualified ones.
With God, it is not your ability, but your availability which matters. Any one who has a heart and is willing is CALLED.
Jesus said, if you want to follow me, you should deny yourself. What is denying yourself? Saying no to worldly things; being ready to say yes to be at the end of the queue.
Galatians 2:20
Mercy is not getting what you deserve. Grace is getting what you don’t deserve. Love the Lord your God with all your heart (emotionally), with all your soul (psychologically), with all your strength (physically) and with all your might (completely). God is very clear of what He needs from us. He wants us to love Him. He is desperate for love. If someone writes an “I LOVE YOU” for you in blood, you get all touchy about that person. But we don’t see the blood Jesus has shed for us.
Jesus didn’t say take up my cross. He said take up your own cross. He means we need to be ready to face hardships in His name. Cross is a symbol of pain and suffering. There is no such thing as a secret believer or a secret Christian. If God has empowered you, how can you let it be a secret? The current day Gurus are promising you a lie with all comforts and benefits. Bur our Guru told us the truth of suffering and pain in our lives. Life is not temporal, it is eternal.
A person who has the right priorities in life is the CALLED one. Are we going to be ok with losing a necklace and not losing the velvet cover? NO!! Then why are we not bothered about losing our souls? If any one is ashamed of Him, He will be ashamed of us.
God has called us; and He has called each one of us.
There was a crowd following Jesus always. This doesn’t necessarily mean they all believed in Him. Some might have come for the stories He said. Some for the food served and some for the healing He did. But Jesus made it clear what it means to follow Him.
Mark 8:34
Jesus called the crowd to Him along with the disciples. He gives them an agenda to follow Him. The world is looking for only the best exterior. But God says any one who is willing can follow Him, provided they have the heart to follow Him. Out of the 12, 1 was a betrayer and the rest were traitors in some way or the other. But God used them to build His kingdom here. They seemed most disqualified, but with Jesus they turned into the most qualified ones.
With God, it is not your ability, but your availability which matters. Any one who has a heart and is willing is CALLED.
Jesus said, if you want to follow me, you should deny yourself. What is denying yourself? Saying no to worldly things; being ready to say yes to be at the end of the queue.
Galatians 2:20
Mercy is not getting what you deserve. Grace is getting what you don’t deserve. Love the Lord your God with all your heart (emotionally), with all your soul (psychologically), with all your strength (physically) and with all your might (completely). God is very clear of what He needs from us. He wants us to love Him. He is desperate for love. If someone writes an “I LOVE YOU” for you in blood, you get all touchy about that person. But we don’t see the blood Jesus has shed for us.
Jesus didn’t say take up my cross. He said take up your own cross. He means we need to be ready to face hardships in His name. Cross is a symbol of pain and suffering. There is no such thing as a secret believer or a secret Christian. If God has empowered you, how can you let it be a secret? The current day Gurus are promising you a lie with all comforts and benefits. Bur our Guru told us the truth of suffering and pain in our lives. Life is not temporal, it is eternal.
A person who has the right priorities in life is the CALLED one. Are we going to be ok with losing a necklace and not losing the velvet cover? NO!! Then why are we not bothered about losing our souls? If any one is ashamed of Him, He will be ashamed of us.
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