The call of God is not a call to serve Him in any particular way.
My contact with the nature of God will shape my understanding of His
call and will help me realize what I truly desire to do for Him. The
call of God is an expression of His nature; the service which results in
my life is suited to me and is an expression of my nature. The call of
the natural life was stated by the apostle Paul— “When it pleased God…to
reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him [that is, purely and solemnly express Him] among the Gentiles….”
Service is the overflow which pours from a life filled with love and devotion. But strictly speaking, there is no call
to that. Service is what I bring to the relationship and is the
reflection of my identification with the nature of God. Service becomes a
natural part of my life. God brings me into the proper relationship
with Himself so that I can understand His call, and then I serve Him on
my own out of a motivation of absolute love. Service to God is the
deliberate love-gift of a nature that has heard the call of God. Service
is an expression of my nature, and God’s call is an expression of His
nature. Therefore, when I receive His nature and hear His call, His
divine voice resounds throughout His nature and mine and the two become
one in service. The Son of God reveals Himself in me, and out of
devotion to Him service becomes my everyday way of life.
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