Ephesians 4:11 …….. It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers
Every Christian has a call on their life, we have been saved for a purpose. It is essential that we know our calling in order to fulfil our destiny.
Far too many Christians mistakenly believe that the only reason they have been saved is to go to heaven. Sure, we will go to heaven when God calls us home but before that happy day there is a job for us to do here on earth.
We have all been called to help prepare the body of Christ (the church) for the imminent return of the Lord Jesus Christ; all of us are called to make disciples in fulfilment of the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20).
Some are called into leadership in one (or more) of the five recognised ‘offices’ in the church; apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers. By far, in this group, the most common is pastors.
However, this does not mean that many who do the work of pastor are, in fact, called into that ministry. Many ‘pastors’ are burned-out and disillusioned because they are doing a job that they have neither been called nor anointed to do!
Isaiah 10:27 (NKJV) says: That his burden will be taken away from your shoulder, and his yoke from your neck, and the yoke will be destroyed because of the anointing oil. Many who are doing the work of pastor are yoked to a sentence of hard labour.
It is essential that we know our calling and its accompanying anointing. How can we know this? Take time alone with the Lord in prayer with our bible, a notepad and a pen. Ask the Lord to speak to you and show you by His word and His Spirit what He has called you into His kingdom to do. What is the purpose of your salvation?
Let us fulfil our destiny by being what God has called us to be. Let us do our part in preparing the church for Jesus coming back.
Lord Jesus, thank you for saving me to be your power-filled witness. Amen
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