God’s call defies human understanding.
For Mary, it was having a strong faith to obey the calling, despite the fact
that there was no biblical precedence of a virgin giving birth. Her bold step
of faith changed the destiny of the world.
For Noah, he had great faith to obey
God despite knowing that he will face the ridicule of building a boat in the
middle of a vast dry land which had no past history of a flood. As a result of
his strong faith, he and his family survived the worldwide calamity.
God's gifts and calling are
irrevocable. A Damascus Road encounter turned Saul, a murderer of Christians,
into a great apostle and martyr named Paul in less than 30 seconds (Acts 9:3).
Jesus' calling was to do the will of God by going to the Cross to be crucified.
After Jesus told His disciples about
His coming death, Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. “Never,
Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to you!” Jesus turned and
said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you
do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men" (Matthew
16:22-23).
When Sis Esther and I answered the call
of God to set up a ministry in 2007, we too faced ridicule, were severely
criticized and discredited by many close Christian friends, associates and
pastors. A few years later, a senior pastor advised us to rebrand our
ministry's name because of its controversy. This senior pastor was so fearful
of being seen to be with us that he came quietly like Nicodemus (John 3:2) to visit
us to receive impartation.
However, we stood firm without
wavering. As a result, the ministry bore fruits, expanded and advanced beyond
the shores of Singapore. There are so many amazing testimonies of the awesome
works of God at our ministries. The fruits speak louder than any word could
ever say.
The Lord does not so much reward His saints
based upon their gifting as compared to their obedience, because gifting are
given based on grace, but obedience is the mark of true sonship.
My testimony has encouraged many
believers, not so much about the unique ways God uses me to minister but rather
about how I yielded in obedience to the Lord’s voice in doing His will.
Our book, "The Arsenal of
Fire" (English Edition) which provides an insight to the last-days move of
God and our God's ordained ministry, will be available on the last week of
April, 2016.
Ps. Paul. K. P. Ang
CKRM International
Thank you for informative & really needed post.
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