THE BIBLE PRAYER LINE – Bible Questions Answered
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Bible Questions Answered:
“I think god may be calling me to missions, but I don't know if I'd ever like to leave home...”
Kelly/ Ashburn, Virginia U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
What we are talking about here is “willingness.” As Christians, we must be “willing,” to obey our Lord's calling!
Romans 11:29 KJV
For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
“Pastor, what does this mean?”
What Paul is saying here is, what God does will always stand. If He has called you to be a missionary, His call on your life, will remain there as long as you live!
Illustration:
As a pastor, one day I had a man wisit my church, he introduced himself, and stated that what he did was going, and visiting older church buildings for an historic church directory, and he wanted to know if it would be OK to take some pictures etc.
As we were talking he related to me that he once as a young man had been called into missionary work , but had never answered the call.
I remined him of ...
Romans 11:29 KJV
For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
And that, that calling from God, will never go away. Now that he was an older man, he could and should be involved in missions in his church, through helping visiting missionaries, giving to missions etc. etc..
The Word Of God, Willingness:
Genesis 24:58 KJV
And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
Exodus 2:21 KJV
And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
Exodus 35:5,21,22,29 KJV
5 Take ye from among you an offering unto The Lord: whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of The Lord; gold, and silver, and brass,
21 And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought The Lord's offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.
22 And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto The Lord.
29 The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto The Lord, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which The Lord had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.
Exodus 36:3 KJV
And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto him free offerings every morning.
Leviticus 7:16 KJV
But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or a voluntary offering, it shall be eaten the same day that he offereth his sacrifice: and on the morrow also the remainder of it shall be eaten:
Judges 5:9 KJV
My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye The Lord.
I Samuel 20:4 KJV
Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee.
Ezra 7:13 NLT
“I decree that any of the people of Israel in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may volunteer to return to Jerusalem with you.
Nehemiah 11:2 KJV
And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.
Psalm 119:112 NLT
I am determined to keep your decrees to the very end.
Amos 4:5 NLT
Present your bread made with yeast as an offering of thanksgiving.
Then give your extra voluntary offerings so you can brag about it everywhere! This is the kind of thing you Israelites love to do,” says The Sovereign Lord.
Matthew 5:41 KJV
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
Acts 10:29 NLT (Peter)
So I came without objection as soon as I was sent for. Now tell me why you sent for me.”
Acts 20:20,27 KJV (Paul)
20 I never shrank back from telling you what you needed to hear, either publicly or in your homes.
27 for I didn’t shrink from declaring all that God wants you to know.
II Corinthians 8:12 NLT
Whatever you give is acceptable if you give it eagerly. And give according to what you have, not what you don’t have.
Philemon 1:14 NLT
But I didn’t want to do anything without your consent. I wanted you to help because you were willing, not because you were forced.
I Peter 5:2 NLT
Care for the flock that God has entrusted to you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly—not for what you will get out of it, but because you are eager to serve God.
Prayer:
Psalm 51:12 NLT
Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.
