As believers, we must confirm our calling and elect to finish our race successfully. 2 Peter 1:10 “Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble.”
Usually, to perform a task or assignment, one must be able and eligible to execute it. Likewise, we think about and assess our own abilities in the work of the Lord, and we see the credibility to execute his work and assignment. Most people deny the call of God or an assignment from God, saying that they’re not eligible. They think that I cannot perform his work with my abilities.
But the perspective of God is something different: “He never calls the qualified; he qualifies the called”.
Let’s see what the eligibility of a man is to be assigned to the work of the Lord.
The Bible clearly says, 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 “Brothers and sisters, think of who you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; and not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him.”
which means
Your inability itself is your eligibility to be in the work of the Lord.
If you fall into any of these categories: foolish, weak, or despised, then you’re eligible to be in his work because God is looking for someone from these categories.
Because these people will not be arrogant in the sight of God,
On the other hand, if you really want to birth God’s promise for your life, you must walk in brokenness.
Further more,
Jesus, when selecting disciples for the work of God, prayed for 12 hours before selecting, which means he prayed for one hour for each disciple. Luke 6:12-16 “One day soon afterward, Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night. At daybreak, he called together all of his disciples and chose twelve of them to be apostles.”
If we see the insights, we will get a question from our carnal mind that
The one who was selected after an intense prayer failed?
This question arises because,
Peter denied Jesus.
Judas deceived Jesus.
Thomas doubted Jesus.
In most of the scenarios, we see that all the disciples failed to be a part of His kingdom work, but why was Jesus into that intense prayer, and was that intense prayer in vain?
No, Jesus prayed for only one thing and asked God to grant it.
that is, being open and obedient to his word when he calls them to follow.
Yes, the best thing that we see in disciples is being obedient to his call. They left everything at that very moment and followed Jesus.
So, even though they failed many times, he helped them gain back.
Jesus is well known for the work of the Father and Holy Spirit; he is well known for the fact that no man will be perfect until he’s filled with the Holy Spirit and led by the Holy Spirit.
Yes, the same disciples have become mighty apostles who established churches and even laid their lives to the sword. This happened after the day of Pentecost.
Here, we’ve got to understand the concept of being a part of his kingdom.
Don’t go with your abilities and capabilities, which can’t do anything for God. Instead, listen to his call first, and later everything will fall into place at the right time.
Just say yes to his call, and he will do his work through you.
The Bible clearly says,
(Philippians 2:13) “For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfil his good purpose.”
(Ephesians 3:20) “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.”
(1 Thessalonians 5:24) “The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.”
(Colossians 1:29) “For this, I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.”
His work will be done through you.
Enough sitting in the gallery and daydreaming about his work; instead, accept his call and join the race.
We can see the life of Isaiah in the book of Isaiah 6:5-8. “Also 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.”
God is asking, Who will go for me?
Isaiah, though he is guilty about his inability and ineligibility for God’s work, still says, Here I am, Lord, send me.
The very thing that God expects from us is, “Lord, here I am, use me.
So,
Don’t think about his inability, because that inability is his eligibility to do his work.


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