Jan. 16, 2004

[Kidan]

Quote[/b] ] heard the voice of the Lord, saying: ’Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?’
—Isaiah 6:8

Quote[/b] ]When we talk about the call of God, we often forget the most important thing, namely, the nature of Him who calls. There are many things calling each of us today. Some of these calls will be answered, and others will not even be heard. The call is the expression of the nature of the One who calls, and we can only recognize the call if that same nature is in us. The call of God is the expression of God’s nature, not ours. God providentially weaves the threads of His call through our lives, and only we can distinguish them. It is the threading of God’s voice directly to us over a certain concern, and it is useless to seek another person’s opinion of it. Our dealings over the call of God should be kept exclusively between ourselves and Him.

The call of God is not a reflection of my nature; my personal desires and temperament are of no consideration. As long as I dwell on my own qualities and traits and think about what I am suited for, I will never hear the call of God. But when God brings me into the right relationship with Himself, I will be in the same condition Isaiah was. Isaiah was so attuned to God, because of the great crisis he had just endured, that the call of God penetrated his soul. The majority of us cannot hear anything but ourselves. And we cannot hear anything God says. But to be brought to the place where we can hear the call of God is to be profoundly changed.

 

[Kidan]

Sorry I'm a little late on this, but I had a consultation with a ENT doctor for my son this morning (who's getting tubes)

Anyways here we go....



Again, today's devotion is on God's calling us. Which if you'll remember was the topic a few days ago as well.

Yet here I come across something which I cannot agree with.

Quote[/b] ]Our dealings over the call of God should be kept exclusively between ourselves and Him

Being a married man, if I think something's the call of God, I need to share this with my wife. My wife as my helpmate, needs to know these things that I'm feeling, most especially in the area of God's calling.

Anyways, the remainder of the devotion deals with weaving the threads of solitude and calline (which have been prime aspects of recent devotions) into exactly HOW we're to hear God's calling for us.

Basically it boils down to "Shut up and listen." Stop thinking about yourself, what you think you're good at, what you want, and start listening to what God wants us to do.

Remeber silence, solitude, prayer, meditation, and fasting, these are the tools to a closer walk with God, and they're also the tools to hear God better.