August 3, 2017
How many of you have a cell phone? My wife has a smart phone – ‘cause she’s a smarty-pants. So when someone calls, the name of the caller appears on the screen. So then, you have two options: Accept or Decline. If you don’t want to talk to the person right then, if you want to let it go to voice mail, if you want to deal with it later, you hit Decline.
Now imagine if you got a call and the name “God” showed up. Are you going to take that call? You have two choices: Accept or Decline.
Some people say, “Well, my life is pretty busy right now, He’s going to have to leave a message. Decline.” Some people say, “I don’t want to deal with it. Decline.” Some people say, “Sunday’s my ‘Me Time.’ God will want me to go to church and that’s not my thing. So: Decline.”
You know what? If I call a person six times and they don’t take my call, I’m getting the hint they don’t want to talk to me. Do you know that you can almost reach a point of no return in life? You can reach a point where you have rejected the call of God so many times, and said no to Jesus so many times, that your heart is irreparably hardened. If I say no to God – Decline, Decline, Decline – finally I reach a place where my heart is so hard, it’s like stone. Don’t let that happen to you.
Maybe God is calling you right now. Jesus called out to Lazarus. He is calling out to you.
You can Accept or Decline. You can say yes or you can say no. Jesus said you’re either for Me or against Me. There are really no other options. Which side are you on today?
Just pray: “Lord Jesus, I choose to follow You from this moment forward. Thank You for loving me and calling me. I accept Your call. Amen.”