Called, chosen, anointed, and sent by God

Called, chosen, anointed, and sent by God

 

Called by God = A person who is called by God to enter a sing relationship

with Jesus Christ. Everyone is called but only a small percentage answer the call. To be chosen by God is when a person is aware of "the call", surrenders to it and starts living out God's purpose for their lives. The Word "and" in the last sentence is what I want us to focus on this morning. We are called and chosen by God to touch and change the world around us with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. When I got saved, it wasn't a church building or religion that I fell in love with, it was Jesus! Jesus saves us and immediately begins to transform our lives into the person we were originally created to be. This transformation will only go as far as we let it. How far are you committed to follow Jesus? The only people who are of any earthly good in this life are those unpossessed by possessions, who have already made a choice to follow Jesus at any cost and are not living for this world but for the next one. Chasing prosperity and comfort and more and more stuff isn't going to draw anyone to Christ. Jesus calls us to follow Him and he would make us fishers of men.

What an exciting journey to everyone who truly answers the call.