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GOD IS CALLING YOU - Devotion with Ps Chris Ensbey

If you know the story of Jonah, it's famously known as the story of the guy who gets swallowed by a fish. But the heart of the story is about a person's response to the call of God. If we break it down into four quick points - God calls Jonah, Jonah denies the call and becomes lost, God calls Jonah again, and God's will is done. In our lives, there are these micro and macro callings from our God - an invitation to a divine partnership. God's power and purposes are heavily outworked through humanity, and God is calling you. Like Jonah, we can resist the call when it doesn't look inviting, doesn't fit in with our plans, looks like hard work, or is not what we expected. God's call doesn't change - but sometimes things change in our hearts so we can be ready to carry out His call. As we progress in this reading plan, have your heart open to what God is calling you - an UPward call to make an OUTward difference. Don't be a person that flees from the presence of the Lord but, instead, is excited about where it could lead us - because His call is the best and most satisfying path for us to take.

Prayer

God, I know I have my own plans and desires, but I lay them down right now in deference to what you want me to do. I pray I hear Your voice clearly in this reading plan and am guided by Your Spirit so that I can see the goodness of God outworked in the world around me. Amen.