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Today's Scripture and Devotional
Thought

THE CALL OF THE NATURAL LIFE
"When it pleased God . . . to reveal His Son in
me." Galatians
1:15-16
The call of God is not a call to serve
Him in any particular way. My contact with the nature of God
will shape my understanding of His call and will help me
realize what I truly desire to do for Him. The call of God is
an expression of His nature; the service which results in my
life is suited to me and is an expression of my nature. The
call of the natural life was stated by the apostle Paul? "When
it pleased God . . . to reveal His Son in me, that I might
preach Him [that is, purely and solemnly express Him] among
the Gentiles . . . ."
Service is the overflow which
pours from a life filled with love and devotion. But strictly
speaking, there is no call to that. Service is what I bring to
the relationship and is the reflection of my identification
with the nature of God. Service becomes a natural part of my
life. God brings me into the proper relationship with Himself
so that I can understand His call, and then I serve Him on my
own out of a motivation of absolute love. Service to God is
the deliberate love-gift of a nature that has heard the call
of God. Service is an expression of my nature, and God?s call
is an expression of His nature. Therefore, when I receive His
nature and hear His call, His divine voice resounds throughout
His nature and mine and the two become one in service. The Son
of God reveals Himself in me, and out of devotion to Him
service becomes my everyday way of
life.
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