Today, I would like to speak to you regarding God's call to ministry.
Man has a misconception of who God should call, and where they should be called from, and those that are called,
whether they should be male or female.(God is God.)
Let's take a look at the Book of Isaiah chapter 6, where the Prophet Isaiah cries "Woe is me, for I am undone,
because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips." In society today, there are
many conceptions, preceptions, thoughts, and deeds, and a whole lot of sin. Man, when it comes to the call of God,
has always thought that the call should come to those that have a royal background, a holy family, a political family,
or from someone that has a father or mother that has taught them the word of God. But God sees a different picture,
that picture is "I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."
Yes, the Lord reaches into the midst of drug dealers, and call a prophet. He can reach into the midst of whoredom,
and call an evangelist. He can reach into the midst of prison life, and call an apostle. He can go into a hospital,
where the doctors have given up upon a patient, and call a teacher from their death bed to life everlasting. He can
reach unto those that call themselves atheists, and call a pastor. God does not see as man sees.
We would look at the fore mentioned people and say "Huh! They are not fit for God's use." But God has already
looked into the heart of men. Whether the man be on drugs, or the woman a whore, whether the man is a thief, or
whether they both (male and female) are in prison, or whether they are hiding in the midst of society, God is God.
It is up to us to yield to the call of God and say "Here am I, send me." Let us hear the conclusion to my statements
here today. In order to fear God, you must know God. In order to keep His commandments, you must know what they
are. For the whole duty of man is to serve God, and it is God and God only, that shall bring every man's work into
judgment. Whether you were called by Him, or one that decided to go into the ministry yourself, God knows what is
His and whom to call.
Just be ready to say "Here am I, send me."