Jacob had a call on his life but he himself have to discover it. It took him a long time to meet the One who called him. The promise of the Lord was blocked in his line often time but he fought for it and won it. He understood that the promises of God do not come to manifestation easily and automatically.
Jesus directly did not call Andrew. Andrew heard John the Baptist was saying something about Jesus and he followed Jesus.
Andrew went and called his brother Simon.
Bethsaida was not a good town and more over, it is worse than Tyre and Sidon (Mat. 11:21). Yet Jesus had a person, Mr. Philip there to be his disciple. Capernaum is worse than Sodom and Gomorrah.(Mat. 11:23) Peter is from Capernaum and Jesus had a person to be his Apostle who will make the world upside down. Is it not amazing!
Philip called Nathaniel and it was not Jesus that directly called him.
Isaiah has been prophesying for five chapters until he sees the Lord of hosts, he did not realize that he had unclean lips and living among people of unclean lips. The Lord actually did not say, "Isaiah come", but said "who will go". Then, Isaiah volunteered.
To whom of the above you can relate? God wants you. You are more qualified than the people of Capernaum and Bethsaida. How much time do you want until you discover the call you have on your life? Are you interested to follow Jesuslike Andrew before Jesus actually calls you? Do you like to volunteer like Isaiah? Do you know that God can call you through other people? Mic. 4:2, Zec. 3:10. The problem is not that there are some closed doors for the gospel, the problem is that there are no one to go into the opened doors.
Jesus directly did not call Andrew. Andrew heard John the Baptist was saying something about Jesus and he followed Jesus.
Andrew went and called his brother Simon.
Bethsaida was not a good town and more over, it is worse than Tyre and Sidon (Mat. 11:21). Yet Jesus had a person, Mr. Philip there to be his disciple. Capernaum is worse than Sodom and Gomorrah.(Mat. 11:23) Peter is from Capernaum and Jesus had a person to be his Apostle who will make the world upside down. Is it not amazing!
Philip called Nathaniel and it was not Jesus that directly called him.
Isaiah has been prophesying for five chapters until he sees the Lord of hosts, he did not realize that he had unclean lips and living among people of unclean lips. The Lord actually did not say, "Isaiah come", but said "who will go". Then, Isaiah volunteered.
To whom of the above you can relate? God wants you. You are more qualified than the people of Capernaum and Bethsaida. How much time do you want until you discover the call you have on your life? Are you interested to follow Jesuslike Andrew before Jesus actually calls you? Do you like to volunteer like Isaiah? Do you know that God can call you through other people? Mic. 4:2, Zec. 3:10. The problem is not that there are some closed doors for the gospel, the problem is that there are no one to go into the opened doors.
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