The Voice of the Nature of God

"I heard the voice of the Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send? And Who will go for us?'" --Isaiah 6:8

When we talk about the "call" of God in our lives, we often forget the most important thing in that, the nature of Him who calls us. There are many things calling each one of us today. Some of these calls will be answered, and others won't even be heard! The call is the expression of the nature of the One whol calls, and we can only recognize the call if that same nature is within each one of us. The call of God is the expression of God's nature, not our own. God providentially weaves the threads of his call through our lives, and only we can distinguish them. It is the threading of God's voice directly to us over a certain concern in our lives, and useless to seek another person's opinion of. Our dealings over the call of God should be kept exclusively between ourselves and Him alone.

The call of God is not a reflection of my nature; my personal desires and temperatment are of NO concern. As long as I dwell on my own qualities and traits and think about waht I am suited for, I will never hear the call of God. But when God brings us to that place of being in the right relationship with Him, we will be in the same condition as Isaiah. Isaiah was so tuned into God because of the crisis he had endured, that the call of God penetrated deep in His soul. The majority of us can't even hear anything God says.

Be brought to that place where you can hear the call of God and you will be profoundly changed!

(Oswald Chambers)