Called to Active Duty

“We cannot pick and choose from God’s Word. “To pick and choose what we want is an abdication of His Lordship. He cannot be received as a Savior unless He also comes as Lord. It is abdication to His Lordship that delivers us from the self-centeredness that kills us. Those who claim to have received His as Savior but continue to live according to their own will are deceived. True salvation is the deliverance from self-will and our self-life in exchange for His life. If He is not Lord of all, He is not Lord at all.
When we compromise the gospel to make it acceptable or for any other reason,

we strip it of the power to save.”
Rick Joyner There Were Two Trees in the Garden


Called to Active Duty

God has called you to active duty, in His kingdom
Never fear; He will always provide
the equipment you need to do your duty.
God never requires that which He can not perform in your life.
The world might say...
there are many reasons why God
wouldn't want to use you or me...

But don't worry, because...

Moses stuttered…
David's armor didn't fit...
John Mark was rejected by Paul…
Hosea's wife was a prostitute…
Amos' only training was in the school of fig-tree pruning...
Solomon was too rich...
And he didn’t finish the race very well…
But the Spirit included his writings, in His Word…
Abraham was too old…
Sarah laughed at God…
David was too young…
Timothy had ulcers…
Peter was afraid of death…
Lazarus was dead…
John was at times self-righteous…
Naomi was a widow…
Paul was a murderer...
So was Moses…
Jonah ran from God…
Miriam was a gossip…
Gideon and Thomas both doubted…
Jeremiah was depressed and suicidal…
Elijah was burned out…
John the Baptist was a loudmouth...
and he was not a very good dresser…
Martha was a worry-wart…
Samson had long hair…
Did I mention that Moses had a short fuse?..
So did Peter, and Paul…
well, lots of folks did…

But God doesn't require a job interview.
He doesn't hire-and-fire like most bosses;
because He's more our Daddy than a Boss.
God doesn't look at financial gain or loss.
He's not prejudiced or partial, not judging,
grudging, sassy, or brassy, not deaf to our cry,
not blind to our need.
And as much as we might want to earn them,
all the God's gifts are free.

We could do wonderful things for wonderful people,
and still not be... Wonderful.
satan proclaims, “You're not worthy.”
satan looks back and sees, and reminds us of our mistakes.
God looks back and sees the cross.
He doesn't calculate what you did.
If it's repented sin, under the Blood,
it's not even on the record.
Sure, there are lots of reasons
why God shouldn't want us.
But if we are utterly in love with Him,
if we hunger for Him more than our next breath,
He'll use us in spite of who we are,
where we've been, or what we look like,
or what our shortcomings may be.

The bottom line is… God loves you!!!
He desires to have you as a star witness of his love
to a lost and dying world.

Have a blessed day on the Master’s pallet …

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