Ephesians 4:8

Fullfilling His Call. This is what everyone of us are trying to accomplish with our lives. Our ultimate goal is to please our Heavenly Father. These words are great and sound so "holy," but actually mean nothing until we do them. God has to have yielded vessels in these last days. He has given us each unique and wonderful talents to accomplish His plan with. However, possessing these talents is not enough. If we don't use them for His glory, we fail Him. And God does not abort His missions just because one of His soldiers has failed Him, rather He picks someone else who is willing to do the job. In other words He will get the job done. So let God know that He can count on you. Just as Ephesians 4:8 says, "When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men." Use your gifts FOR HIM and fulfill His plan!

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Matthew 22:14, "Many are called, but few are chosen." Stop right there! Don't even begin to think that God plays favorites and only calls those that He likes. No way! God has given us a choice, just as He always does. He has called all of us, kind of like summoned us all to a big meeting. And now He is asking,"Who will put aside their life, to pick up mine? Which of you is willing to forget your dreams and plans to run with His?" He chooses those who make the CHOICE. These are those who are chosen. Those who will obey at all costs! God will feed the hungry with good things (Luke 1:53), but those who are satisfied He sends away empty. Get hungry enough to be fed. Be broken enough that you don not want anything in the world unless it comes from God! Make the choice to be chosen!

Complete Emptiness

In Mark 5 the woman with the issue of blood was miraculously made whole. And in Mark 6 Jairus's daughter was raised from the dead. Why did they so easily receive from God? Maybe it was their humility. I believe that our receiving from God has a lot to do with how full our cupboard is of ourselves. And just aside from receiving, what about how much we can do for God. Can we really do anything for Him if all we can think about is what we need or want? No. Isn't that our goal in life? To fulfill His calling, His plan, His purpose for our lives? When it really comes down to it, everything else is pointless. But until we lay ourselves aside how effective can we really be? The Lord is so faithful and as we give Him our time, He shows us what we must rid ourselves of. That's what He's doing with Me right now. And as I yield to His voice, I know a greater measure of His glory will be displayed from my life. So let's be like the woman with the issue of blood and humbly come before Jesus empty of ourselves.