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Called By God Series
Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Jan 23, 2004 (message contributor)
Summary: When God calls us God is no respecter of persons-young, old, rich, poor, etc. God calls people from of all walks of life and backgrounds to serve him.
Turning to the lad, the judge said, “Nobody here has done this except Norbudur. Will you tell us, is it true?”
The Indian lad, read the verse again, then said, “It says he gives hundredfold. I know he gives thousandfold.” 3
As Norbudur and Jeremiah discovered, God’s call can be very risky and costly—yet, in the end, both come to realise that in serving the LORD there is blessing upon blessing for those who listen and respond by following where God leads. God also calls you and me; God believes in you and me to accomplish his purposes. You are special and of infinite worth to God. Do you believe in God enough to listen, respond to, and follow him wherever he leads you? For if you do, there is blessing upon blessing waiting for you too! Amen.
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1 Cited from: Emphasis, Vol. 24, No 5, Jan.-Feb. 1995 (Lima, OH: CSS Publishing Co.), p. 37.
2 Cited from: James H. Bailey, The Happy Hour (Lima, OH: C.S.S. Publishing Co., Inc., 1985), pp. 91-92.
3 Cited from: Albert Stauderman, Let Me Illustrate (Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1983), p. 86.
