Yes! There is Good News! 12.28.18

“He is Lord of lords and King of kings – and with Him will be His called, chosen and faithful followers.” Who are the called, who are the chosen and who are the faithful?

We saw, in our last installment, that the Bible tells us, “Many are called but few are chosen.” And yes, that call goes out in many ways. For me, it was a conversation I had with a co-worker who told me of the truth of God. I listened to him and realized that God was calling to me; God wanted me, a sinner, to be a part of His family. Wow! Imagine that, the God who created all things wanted me, this “nobody,” this blue collar welder, working in the oil fields of Wyoming, to be His child!

But I was hard headed and I balked. It took two years of inner struggle with my old ways to finally realize that I could no longer ignore God. The great God of the universe wanted my heart. And I finally gave it to Him!

The call goes out in many ways. Some might read something on the Internet; some will read a tract or booklet left lying around. Some might turn on a TV program that opens their eyes to the truth of God and still some might read an article written in a small town, donation-based newspaper called the Danish Villages News. Has God called you? Does God want you to become one of His precious children? Does the Creator of all things want you to open up your heart to all that He has for you? Only you can answer these questions. But answer them you will . . .  either with an emphatic yes, or a destructive no; for “Many are called but few are chosen.”

As we saw in the previous article, the seed of God’s calling will only produce fruit in the right type of soil: “But some fell on good fertile soil and grew, producing a crop – a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.” In that parable of Matthew 13, three quarters of the seed scattered did not produce any fruit – there was no “choosing” by God in those cases. But God is truly looking for those few who will open up their hearts to Him.

When did God call you? Do you remember His gentle hand leading you into the sheep fold? Wait a minute, Bill, you are mixing metaphors here – our ninth grade English teachers would be appalled – you started off talking about agriculture and now shifted to animal husbandry!

Hmmm!! God uses many metaphors to teach and to call. Sometimes He uses fishing and other times He uses building construction. God wants all of His children to “get” what He is saying and does not limit Himself to only one avenue.
Are you being called now? Do you have the good soil that will produce a hungry heart for God? I hope you do. We are not playing games here with God – He wants sons and daughters to love Him so that He might teach and bless. Next time (God willing) we will talk about the third aspect of this topic – the faithful!