Theme: Everyone is Called!

Verse: Matthew 28:19

The NFL draft is next week. Over the course of three days, 259 young men will hear their name called. With that, each one will have an opportunity to change their history. While I’m fairly certain no one reading this will receive one of those 259 phone calls, I am certain that each of us will be CALLED, nonetheless.

Each of us is called to serve the kingdom of God. God has appointed the entire church for ministry to and for the world. You don’t have to be the next Billy Graham to serve in this capacity. Local communities never run out of ways for those willing to be the hands and feet of Jesus to serve. There are hungry or homeless or sick or lonely all around us who would embracea simple act of kindness in the name of Christ. 

Our church has a rather simple, but profound, mission statement. “Make MORE and BETTER followers of Jesus.”  While we often focus on the quantitative aspect, bringing more people to Christ; the qualitative aspect, refining those who already believe to be more like Christ, is equally important. Being the hands and feet of Jesus is step in that direction.

So, while you wait to see what the Buccaneers do with the #19 pick in the draft, consider what you can do to be a top draft pick for God. Answer HIS call by finding a way to serve others in your community.

Have a great week! 

Adapted from They Will Run and Not Grow Weary by David Alan Black