Friends, you’ve been given life! You’ve been given the gift of life! and if you’ve been born again, you’ve been given the gift of second life, a brand-new life with its source at the cross, a brand-new life full of opportunities to live out the most exciting life that is available to you, to live out the most adventurous life that is available to you, and this life comes packed full of potential from an infinite God who designed you to thrive in your God-given purposes!
Friends, the life Jesus has available to you is not lacking in joy, it’s not lacking in fulfillment, it’s not lacking in thrills or even the adrenaline that comes along with danger and risk!
Jesus has called you to a life of taking risks to advance His kingdom, Jesus has called you to a life detached from your comfort zone where true satisfaction is possible, where eternally significant achievement is possible, where the name of Jesus and His gospel is magnified, where God will get the glory from how you choose to live your life.
Friends, you have a choice. God meets us where we’re at and He invites us into His redemption story. God invites us to be involved in His battle plans, in His mission to rescue souls, in His war against the forces of evil! God has chosen you for divine purposes, for purposes that only you can fulfill.
My dear reader, don’t turn God away! Don’t let this invitation pass you by! Don’t neglect your calling! Don’t turn a deaf ear to His plans for your life. He has called you to “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature (Mark 16:15).” He has called you to “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations (See Matthew 28:19-20).” He has called you to imitate Him! Who is Jesus? How did He live His earthly life? What kind of actions did He take? What kind of goals did He have? Jesus preached the word of God, Jesus healed the sick, Jesus devoted Himself to spending time with people in need, Jesus spread love wherever He went, Jesus came to heal the brokenhearted, Jesus proclaimed liberty to the captives, Jesus set at liberty those who were oppressed (See Luke 4:18-19).” We are called to do the same!
God is inviting you into an adventure. Are you willing to say the words that the prophet Isaiah said? In Isaiah 6:8 the Lord spoke to Isaiah and said, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” The prophet had a zealous reply. He said, “Here am I! Send me.” Friend, let this be your answer to the Lord! Be zealous for the things of God. Isaiah is not the only man that God is asking this question to! If you’re a human being made in the image of God, then God is speaking these same words to you. God is speaking to you on a personal level, one-to-one, and He’s asking, “If I send you, will you go?” He’s saying, “The world needs you. You have a unique purpose. You have God-given qualities that are needed to advance the kingdom, that are needed to reveal the love of Christ! I want to send you. Will you say ‘Yes?’”
Friends, don’t be lazy about God’s calling on your life! Step up to the plate! Have initiative! Be ambitious! Have faith that can move mountains. Put all of your trust in the God of the impossible. Be filled with the Holy Spirit and experience purpose in the greatest capacity, for the glory of God!