Living As Called

Jesus gathered them all together and said to them, “Those recognized as rulers of the people and those who are in top leadership positions rule oppressively over their subjects, but this is not the example you are to follow. You are to lead by a different model. If you want to be the greatest one, then live as one called to serve others. The path to promotion and prominence comes by having the heart of a bond-slave who serves everyone.  Mark 10:42-44 TPT 

Each of us has been customized and created by God to be a catalyst for world change.  God orchestrated our time here on earth for a specific reason and for specific purpose and if we’re not aware and cautious, the entirety of our lives can be lived without consideration not only of our salvation but of other people’s salvation as well; their pain, suffering, and estrangement from God could be felt across generations.  

We all have a part to play in bringing Heaven to Earth, particularly in gracefully and boldly sharing the Gospel, the good news of Jesus Christ. That brings a person into the everlasting and ever-increasing joy of Jesus - He is not merely the rope that pulls us from the threatening waves; He is the solid beach under our feet, and the air in our lungs, and the beat of our heart, and the warm sun on our face, and the song in our ears, and the arms of our beloved. 

Psalms 51:10, 12 TPT GOD, Let my passion for life be restored, tasting joy in every breakthrough You bring to me. Hold me close to You with a willing spirit that obeys whatever You say. Then I can show to other guilty ones how loving and merciful You are. They will find their way back home to You, knowing that You will forgive them.

As followers of Jesus we are not relegated only to spiritual matters in our families but also in our church families and communities. Jesus solved more than sin problems; He solved social problems as well. Jesus was about soul work and social work. Change in the world in which we’re a part should be the bi-product of our commitment to internal, heart transformation.