TOPIC: WHEN HE CALLS, PLEASE ANSWER. IT IS A
GREAT HONOR (IV)
Read: Judges 13, I Kings 19: 11-13, Isaiah 30:
21, John 10:27.
Calvary
greetings to you, Bro Odio, https://www.facebook.com/richard.odio?fref=ufi.
Dearly
beloved, hearing from God is not an impossibility but if only we desire to hear
His voice.
For
a Christian to know the mind of God or hear the voice of God, he needs to be
filled with the Holy Spirit, sensitive to the Holy Spirit and obey the Holy
Spirit, which is achievable with dedicated fasting and praying. Though the
parents of Samson did not embark on prolonged fasting before an angel of the
Lord gave them an instruction about Samson’s call and office, but remember that
our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ prayed and fasted in His days to daily receive
from God, miracles, deliverances etc, even though He already knew His mission
on earth (John 5: 19, 30).
At
our time, intense prayers and fasting must not be ruled out if we must hear
from God. This is because there are too many distractions some of which could
be from Brethren who will hail you that ‘you possess tremendous anointing’ maybe
after a prayer session you led. This might not be your area of call. David
loved and longed to build a temple for God, but He did not approve of it. These
are the days of technological advancement, where people are tempted to check phone
inboxes very late in the nights and early in the mornings; DISTRACTIONS.
God
can either reveal His area of call to a Christian through either of or combination
of the followings (i) His audible voice (ii) your dreams (iii) visions (iv)
messages and (v) reading of the Holy Scriptures, but He will surely confirm His
call. You must eliminate your personal ‘conviction’ even if someone told you
God has called you into a particular office. You must have a reference point in
your call.
About
two weeks before Rev Omigade told my wife and I of this new assignment, I told
my wife that our time was up at 2/2 church and on the 1st October,
on our way from Give Me This Month program, God told me that the Senior Pastor
was going to call me for the assignment and true to it, the man of God called
me for a discussion later that evening (Amos 7: 7).
I hope you remember Rev Oke (formerly of Foursquare Wuse) once told us how a mad man ran after him to remind him that he was called of God to be a pastor but he did not want to be. This awkward confirmation happens when such as a person becomes a ‘Jonah.’
I hope you remember Rev Oke (formerly of Foursquare Wuse) once told us how a mad man ran after him to remind him that he was called of God to be a pastor but he did not want to be. This awkward confirmation happens when such as a person becomes a ‘Jonah.’
It
is advisable to go for counselling when you hear from God especially when you
are not too certain. You may also choose a prayer partner but ensure that your partner
or counsellor is a mature Christian who is experienced in the vine yard of God.
Remember,
Jesus is coming back again, be prepared.
Peace!!!
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