The Prophetic Word- Day 141: Those who are obedient to the Lord will never miss their calling

“And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose.”

Romans 8:28 AMP

After the golden calf incident with the children of Israel, Moses went back up on Mount Sinai where the Lord would again write His commandments on stone tablets, replacing those Moses had broken.

What Moses did not know was that as he spent time with the Lord, something was happening to his appearance.

“Now it was so, when Moses came down from Mount Sinai (and the two tablets of the Testimony were in Moses’ hand when he came down from the mountain), that Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone while he talked with Him. So when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him. And whenever the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses’ face shone, then Moses would put the veil on his face again, until he went in to speak with Him.”

Exodus 34:29-30, 35 NKJV

Yes, Moses had “residue” from the glory of God such that his face shined! But, he did not know his appearance had changed.

You see, Moses didn’t go up on Mount Sinai to get a shiny face, he obediently went up on Mount Sinai to talk to the Lord.

Yesterday we discussed the fact that some people obsessively attempt to search out their individual calling, while not doing the things clearly put forth for ALL of us to do.

But, what about those who are obedient to the Lord? Should they obsess over whether or not they are fulfilling their calling?

I will submit to you that if you are being led by the Spirit of God, walking in obedience to His voice, you will not fail to fulfill your personal calling. Indeed, the Holy Spirit will never lead you out of your personal calling!

You see, just as Moses did not know that his face was shining, we may not realize until the next life what our part is/was in the plan of God. But, as we stay before Him, we can’t help but be transformed into what we are to be, what part of His plan we complete.

Allow me to share with you an example the Lord recently gave me for someone who was wondering if they had missed, or might be missing, some part of their personal calling:

I want you to see a stadium; you are looking at people in the stands. Each of them is holding up a card on which is some part of a picture or image you are observing (perhaps their mascot, a flag, a slogan, etc).

Now, I want you to consider what the people holding up the cards are seeing from their perspective.

Each of these individuals arrived at the stadium and went to the seat assigned to them. There they found the card they are now holding up in front of their face. And, that’s all they are seeing: the back of a card. They may not even know what the other people are seeing who are looking at the group holding up all the cards!

However, even though the card-holding individuals may not know what is on the other side of their card, they hear the other people cheer upon seeing the complete picture.

Again, each of these people simply arrived at the stadium, went to their assigned seats, and at the proper time, lifted up the card. And—as insignificant as it might seem to the one person holding up one card—the image on the other side, to be complete, needed their participation.

Friend, as I spoke to the person with whom I originally shared this example, many times in our lives we may simply arrive where we are supposed to be at that point in time, and do what is in front of us to do, not realizing that this is an “appointment” of any sort. But, as we do this, and continue to do this, whether we recognize it or not, we are walking in and fulfilling our calling!

In our opening scripture we see a verse—the full implication of which—we may be missing. You see, being called according to His purpose means walking in obedience to His instructions for you. As such, if you remain obedient, then all things, whether done to you or through you, will work toward producing the part of God’s picture you have been called to be.

Consider this:

We’ve probably all seen those images that are actually made up of hundreds, if not thousands, of individual photos of people. These individual photos are not visible except by zooming in on it.

Indeed, these compound images actually illustrate how your calling and God’s overall will are connected.

As you walk in obedience to the Lord, you are creating the image God has called you to be. And—most amazing of all—along with all the saints who have gone before you, or will come after you, you are an integral part of God’s wonderful, eternal, perfect plan!

Peace to you.

Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!