WHAT WILL YOUR ANSWER BE?

WHAT WILL YOUR ANSWER BE? The TRUTH of the matter is We are CALLED by God Maybe not To the religious life Maybe not Even to married life But we are called By God To BENEFIT HUMANITY In some way Or at least HELP some other human being Or be a BLESSING Or help to someone else On there journey through life “But Jonah made ready to flee to Tarnish Away from the Lord” Jonah 1:3 Today we read About the prophet Jonah Who was CALLED by God To go and preach to the people Of Nineveh=a wicked city He fled to Tarnish And there was a storm WHERE he was thrown into the sea And was swallowed By the big fish And God eventually Had his way with Jonah You too Are being called By God In some area Of your life What will your answer be? I HOPE your answer Is YES And I hope my own answer Is yes too I want my life To benefit humanity=to benefit OTHER PEOPLE In some way-shape-or form HOPEFULLY-through love-forgiveness-and kindness “I will Lift up the cup of salvation And call On the name of the Lord” Psalm 116:13 “For God's gifts And his call Are irrevocable” Romans 11:29 We are called By God We are called By the Lord To USE our benefits For the love of God To use our gifts For the love of mankind In the beginning Our Creator Called on the first human beings Adam and Eve And they said NO NOT the answer That God wants to hear from us For we were created OUT OF LOVE-by him Mary and Jesus were called And they got it RIGHT WHEN the angel Gabriel Called on Mary She responded “'I am the Lord's SERVANT,” Mary answered 'May your WORD to me Be fulfilled' Then the angel left her” Luke 1:38 And Jesus got it right For us all “My Father If it is possible May this cup Be taken from me Yet NOT As I will But as you will” Matthew 26:29 Dear Lord WE KNOW you are CALLING on us in today's world To USE Some measure of our life For others To GIVE our lives Back to you May we FIND The courage to say “YES” To you Just as your Son Jesus And his mother Mary did Dear Lord We ask you- TO GRANT US THIS GRACE Robert P. Wallman 10-4-15 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Amy Welborn