J.A. Matteson
If you are in Jesus Christ it is the result of His calling you by name; to be a child of God is to be known by God, called unto holiness and His purpose. "See, the LORD has called by name Bezalel...." (Ex. 35:30-34). If you are called of God it is for the purpose of glorifying Him by serving others. Never has a saint been called into perpetual isolation, a city on a hill cannot be hid nor a light hidden in a closet. Observe the call of God: first, Bezlel knew he had been called, "...he was filled with the Spirit of God." We cannot serve Him unless we are encountered by Him and gifted with endowments suitable for His purposes. Second, Bezalel was burdened to replicate himself through others called of God in order that the work of God might be accomplished, "And he was inspired to teach...." The apostle Paul highlights this pattern in discipleship, "And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also" (2 Tim. 2:2). When God saves a person it is for the purpose that he might Be and Do. The doing is a function of being. Consider your calling, your passions, skills, abilities, and spiritual endowments. In what way are these being employed to Gods glory and the benefit of others called? The church of God cannot reach the world for God unless workers are brought into His harvest and equipped for service. That is the calling and responsibility of every follower of Jesus Christ.
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