Devotional Song: … GO TO THIS LINK … Please take the time to take in a YouTube video with images and lyrics from Brian Littrell singing … I Surrender All … poignantly singing of how we must surrender to God’s calling on our lives if we are to serve Him effectively and give Him the glory that can come from our life.
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Highlight Verse[s]: Exodus 3:10 [NLT] … 10 Now go, for I am sending you to Pharaoh. You must lead my people Israel out of Egypt.”
. … God’s calling on the life of Moses late in the life of the Prophet.
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Highlight Passage [context]: Exodus 3:1-10 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… God calls Moses out of “retirement” to His service.
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Reference Passage : … Matthew 28:19-20 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… God’s calling on the lives of EVERY Christians - His Great Commission.
Reference Passage : … Luke 9:23 [NLT] … 23 Then He said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be My follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow Me.
… Jesus’ expectation for all who are surrendered to Him as disciples.
Reference Passage : … Acts 1:8 [NLT] … 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be My witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
… Jesus calls the lives of ALL Christians to be His witnesses.
My Devotional Journal: Today's ODB author, Ruth O-Reilly-Smith, used a historical story of a calling which changed the life course of a scientist. The ODB author wrote … Archaeologist Dr. Warwick Rodwell was preparing to retire when he made an extraordinary discovery at Lichfield Cathedral in England. As builders carefully excavated part of the floor of the church to make way for a retractable base, they discovered a sculpture of the archangel Gabriel, thought to be 1,200 years old. [See photo] Dr. Rodwell’s retirement plans were put on hold as his find launched him into an exciting and busy new season.
After relating this story about Dr. Rodwell’s change in life plans, the ODB author makes reference to the drastic change in life focus Moses received (see highlight passage) when he encountered a burning bush later in his life. And tho it was difficult for him to accept, Moses surrendered his plans to God’s calling; and we know what happened thereafter as God used Moses to liberate God’s people from Egypt.
I certainly can relate to a change in “retirement” plans as God called yours truly, late in my career in healthcare, to a “commencement” rather than a “retirement.” I went from directing 50+ clinics in a hospital to becoming an ordained minister of the Gospel as well as founding and leading a ministry to help men walk free from habitual sexual sin to a fruitful walk with Christ [see this link].
Do we, as Christians, realize that we’re all called to serve the Lord as His witnesses (see Acts 1:8) and His disciples (see Matt. 28:19-20 and Luke 9:23). But the question always remains … if we sense God’s calling on our lives, are we willing to do what Brian Littrell sings and surrender all to serve the Lord?
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My THANKFULNESS: … Oh Abba Father, … thank You, Lord, … for Your calling on our lives to serve You.
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My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, … King Jesus, … I pray, Lord, that all reading here can, and will, join me, to follow God’s leading and His calling to give our lives in service to our Lord. … Amen
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