Day Fifteen - Lenten Devotionals 2010

Scripture Text for Today: But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God's OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; for you once were NOT A PEOPLE, but now you are THE PEOPLE OF GOD; you had NOT RECEIVED MERCY, but now you have RECEIVED MERCY. Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul. (1 Peter 2:9-11)

The Job Is Too Small: An oil company, about to open a new operation in China, wanted to find a man to manage the new division. They wanted someone young, a university graduate, a proven leader, and someone fluent in the Chinese language. They located a man who perfectly met this qualification. He was a twenty-eight-year-old missionary already living in the city where the company was planning to establish its office. When someone asked how much salary this young man was getting, the committee learned it was very modest. They set out to hire him.

The oil company offered the young missionary over ten times his current salary. He declined. They raised the offer. He declined again. They offered him even more, but yet again he turned them down. Finally the agent asked, “What will you take?”

“It’s not a question of salary,” replied the missionary. “The salary is tremendous. The trouble is with the job. The job is too little. I feel that God has called me to preach the Gospel of Christ. I would be a fool to quit preaching in order to sell oil. “Such were the giants,” recalled Ruth Graham, “among whom we grew up.” (Ruth Bell Graham)

Meditation: The Call is the inner motive of having been gripped by God—spoilt for every aim in life save that of discipling men to Jesus.—Oswald Chambers

Prayer for today: Dear Lord, help me to remember your call every morning that I may be able to serve you each day. Holy Spirit empowers me that I may be able to demonstrate your presence amidst storms of lives. Amen.