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Called by God - Oswald Chambers
JB Horn:
Called by God
by Oswald Chambers
“I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?’ Then I said, ‘Here am I! Send me’ ” (Isaiah 6:8 ).
God did not direct His call to Isaiah—Isaiah overheard God saying, “… who will go for Us?” The call of God is not just for a select few but for everyone. Whether I hear God’s call or not depends on the condition of my ears, and exactly what I hear depends upon my spiritual attitude. “Many are called, but few are chosen” (Matthew 22:14 ). That is, few prove that they are the chosen ones. The chosen ones are those who have come into a relationship with God through Jesus Christ and have had their spiritual condition changed and their ears opened. Then they hear “the voice of the Lord” continually asking, “… who will go for Us?” However, God doesn’t single out someone and say, “Now, you go.” He did not force His will on Isaiah. Isaiah was in the presence of God, and he overheard the call. His response, performed in complete freedom, could only be to say, “Here am I! Send me.”
Remove the thought from your mind of expecting God to come to force you or to plead with you. When our Lord called His disciples, He did it without irresistible pressure from the outside. The quiet, yet passionate, insistence of His “Follow Me” was spoken to men whose every sense was receptive (Matthew 4:19 ). If we will allow the Holy Spirit to bring us face to face with God, we too will hear what Isaiah heard—“the voice of the Lord.” In perfect freedom we too will say, “Here am I! Send me.”
JB
I have some disagreement with Chambers on who the Chosen are:
John 6:
44 No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day. It is written in the Prophets:And they will all be taught by God. Everyone who has listened to and learned from the Father comes to Me —
65 He said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless it is granted to him by the Father
CowboyGH:
amen :)
We are all "called" at one point or other. If that be through someone mentioning God to you, or seeing something that speaks of God. It boils down to your choice if you believe and obey or not. God doesn't want "puppets" or mindless robots. God wants people to want to love him, want to obey him. Not out of direst or being "programmed".
JB Horn:
--- Quote from: CowboyGH on February 24, 2016, 06:36:29 am ---amen :)
We are all "called" at one point or other. If that be through someone mentioning God to you, or seeing something that speaks of God. It boils down to your choice if you believe and obey or not. God doesn't want "puppets" or mindless robots. God wants people to want to love him, want to obey him. Not out of direst or being "programmed".
--- End quote ---
Romans 3
"11. THERE IS NONE WHO UNDERSTANDS, THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS FOR GOD;"
Romans 9
"15. For He says to Moses, "I WILL HAVE MERCY ON WHOM I HAVE MERCY, AND I WILL HAVE COMPASSION ON WHOM I HAVE COMPASSION.""
Romans 9
"16. So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy."
CowboyGH:
--- Quote ---Romans 3
"11. THERE IS NONE WHO UNDERSTANDS, THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS FOR GOD;"
--- End quote ---
Please don't take verses out of context. This verse in question is referring to a specific group of people for a specific reason.
11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
15 Their feet are swift to shed blood:
16 Destruction and misery are in their ways:
17 And the way of peace have they not known:
18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.
--- Quote ---Romans 9
"15. For He says to Moses, "I WILL HAVE MERCY ON WHOM I HAVE MERCY, AND I WILL HAVE COMPASSION ON WHOM I HAVE COMPASSION.
--- End quote ---
That is absolutely correct. For he is "God". The being of all authority over anything and everything.
--- Quote from: JB Horn on February 24, 2016, 09:41:45 am ---Romans 3
"11. THERE IS NONE WHO UNDERSTANDS, THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS FOR GOD;"
Romans 9
"15. For He says to Moses, "I WILL HAVE MERCY ON WHOM I HAVE MERCY, AND I WILL HAVE COMPASSION ON WHOM I HAVE COMPASSION.""
Romans 9
"16. So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy."
--- End quote ---
JB Horn:
--- Quote from: CowboyGH on February 24, 2016, 02:15:14 pm ---Please don't take verses out of context. This verse in question is referring to a specific group of people for a specific reason.
11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
15 Their feet are swift to shed blood:
16 Destruction and misery are in their ways:
17 And the way of peace have they not known:
18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.
--- End quote ---
If you want to keep it in context and learn who is being spoken about, why didn't you go back a few verses?
Rom 3:9 What then? Are we any better? Not at all! For we have previously charged that both Jews and Gentiles are all under sin, 10 as it is written:
There is no one righteous, not even one.
11 There is no one who understands;
there is no one who seeks God
--- Quote from: Comes from Psalm 14: --- 1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good. 2 The LORD looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.
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Shalom
JB
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