WHEN THE CALL BECKONS

As I sat in my Dad’s green Nissan Primera that evening under the cashew trees in church, the Lord began to speak to me about my future. I picked up my journal and wrote eight things that about my life and journey as inspired by the Lord. I kept that moment and the encounters jealously. This was April 28, 2007. In 2010 while waiting for Law School admission, the Lord spoke again on the 18th of September, at about 3:56am. I was reading at the dining table that morning. 

By the time I was ready to respond to the call in November 2011, I knew it clearly. The encounters had built up over the years that I knew it was not a gamble. I was not looking at alternatives. I was gripped by an intense desire to obey the Lord. 

I remember a dear Aunt said to me, “You documented all these encounters for many years like a lawyer so I would not be able to say a word to convince you to change your mind”. 

You must never assume a call. If your phone rings, you know. If you have a message, it shows. If natural things that are that clear, why then do we assume that spiritual things will be so ambiguous and hard to discern. Listen beloved, you are either called or not. If you are not sure, calm down. The call comes with such a compelling desire to follow the Lord. 

When Moses gambled about the call, he had no answer when the Jews asked him, “Who made you a judge over us?” When you are in assumption, you will have no rod of conviction. The calling is not a career path. When Moses returned after hearing clearly from the Lord, it was a different Moses. He returned bold and audacious. 

Apostle Paul felt the “Woe is me if I preach not the gospel”. It was a grip. Isaiah had the “Here I am, send me”. Jeremiah had the word of the Lord coming to him. Ezekiel had the “Son of Man, I am sending you” encounters. Your calling must be rooted in conviction. 

Do not come into the ministry by impulse. Do not come into the ministry by mere desires. Come because the Lord beckoned on you. While waiting to be sure, serve diligently in your Local Assembly. Be a witness of the gospel of reconciliation. Serve those that God has called. Make the work easy for them. Please, do not gamble. Do not assume a call. 

Hear these Words from the book of Hebrews: 

”And no man takes this honor to himself, but he who is called by God, just as Aaron was.“

‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭5‬:‭4‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Grace.

temilOluwa Ola, Eruwa