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Calling
In the eleventh century
King Henry III of Bavaria grew tired of court life and the pressures of being a
monarch. He made application to Prior Richard at a local monastery
asking to
be accepted as a contemplative and spend the rest of his life in the monastery.
"Your Majesty
" said Prior Richard
"do you understand that the
pledge here is one of obedience? That will be hard because you have been a
king."
"I understand
"
said Henry. "The rest of my life I will be obedient to you
as Christ
leads you."
"Then I will tell you
what to do
" said Prior Richard. "Go back to your throne and serve
faithfully in the place where God has put you." When King Henry died
a
statement was written: "The King learned to rule by being obedient."
When we tire of our roles and responsibilities
it helps to remember God has
planted us in a certain place and told us to be a good accountant or teacher or
mother or father. Christ expects us to be faithful where he puts us
and when
he returns
we'll rule together with him.
Steve Brown
Key Biscayne
Florida.
What we are called from
and called to:
I. Called from labor to
rest (Matt. 11:28)
II. Called from death to life (1 John 3:14)
III. Called from bondage to liberty (Gal 5:13)
IV. Called out of darkness into light (1 Pet. 2:9)
V. Called from bondage to peace (1 Cor. 7:15
VI. Called to the fellowship of His Son (1 Cor. 1:9)
What we are made by
obeying the call:
I. We are made sons of God
(John 1:12)
II. We are made the children of God (Gal. 3:26)
III. We are made the servants of God (Matt. 25:21)
IV. We are made God's saints (Col. 1:1)
V. We are made God's witnesses (I Thess. 2:10)
VI. We are made workers together with God (2 Cor. 6:1)
VII. We are called to a high calling (Phil. 3:14)
VIII. We are called to a holy calling (2 Tim. 1:9)
IX. We are called to a heavenly calling (Heb. 3:1)
Pulpit Helps
August
1992
p. 11.