05.Dec.2008 The Calling of God
Acts 13: 1-2 (MESSAGE): The congregation in Antioch was blessed with a number of prophet-preachers and teachers: Barnabas, Simon, nicknamed Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen, an advisor to the ruler Herod, Saul. One day as they were worshiping God—they were also fasting as they waited for guidance—the Holy Spirit spoke: “Take Barnabas and Saul and commission them for the work I have called them to do.”
The Holy Spirit speaks through the prophetic. These men were worshiping God, and the Holy Spirit began to speak through the people there. This is how He speaks today. Apart from us knowing and hearing God’s voice ourselves, He will speak to us through the people He was put around us. When you are joined with other people, there is a high probability of hearing from God through these people.
A teachable, humble spirit hears God when He speaks. A teachable spirit hears God through the words of a child! God will bring someone you never imagined would talk to you about your world to speak to you. He will get to you exactly what He wants you to get.
The more Spirit filled you are, the more normal you are. The more you submit to the Spirit, the more you find yourself more relatable to the world. Reaching the world is one of God’s primary concerns. Churches, in an attempt to be more spiritual, have become less relatable. C3 is different. The more Spirit-filled we are, the more relatable to the world we are. This doesn’t cause us to hide the Spirit, no. We know the function of the Spirit. He moves outside the church. We know the Spirit wants to get to us and talk to us about our calling. He wants us out in the world, reaching them; He moves through us to reach them.
Primary goal: God redeeming the world. Jesus opens the door, the Spirit empowers, and we go out into the world. The Spirit reveals to us who we are, how we fit, and what our function is within the Kingdom. He reveals our calling within the Body of Christ. As long as we function as a body, we find that the Spirit has a roll for every single person to play. Part of a leader’s roll is to help you find your place. Meaning comes when you begin to serve in the House of God and search for your place. God has given you a roll, a calling, and a set of giftings to help you in your calling. Everyone is gifted for a function from God. Something incredible happens when you flow in the gift and in your function.
The anointing is a powerful tool that enables us to do things we could never do in the natural but can do in the supernatural. We have an anointing from God that will mix with our giftings, and when that happens, we will find our meaning, our context, and our place in the House. Every single person has an anointing. Everyone has the ability to tap into God’s supernatural power in order to fulfill the calling placed upon your life.
