Your calling

Your calling as a Christian is not a job title, or some great work to do.  

Your calling as a Christian is to love others.

Now that seems obvious, no?  Even unbelievers may have heard that Christians are to love one another.

But why, then, aren't there more of us?  

I will never forget an incident when I spoke at a Women's Retreat.  I don't remember exactly what I said, but I mentioned something to the effect that if we were truly loving each other as Christ loves us, the churches would be packed to the gills!  The lost would be so drawn to us/Christ, they would be getting saved.  Our example of loving each other would win and woo them to Christ.  Because His love draws and attracts.  

What happened next is what I will never forget.  Literally half of the women applauded and yelped for joy in agreement.  The other half sat there, arms crossed, stony-faced, looking not too pleased.  Visually, they were literally split down the middle - one half on the left, the other on the right.

I was shocked.  

But then Jesus made it clear about the 50/50 deal...

"Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left." Matthew 24:40

I naively assumed that the reaction of my listeners would be unanimous - that they would all jump for joy at the chance of loving each other in order to win others to Christ.  After all, why were they in church at all if not to love each other?

We must know our true calling and then do it.  If we are all called to love, then we should all be loving each other, not just 50% of us.

Church attendance is not what Christ is after.  Not if we're there just to fill seats.

Let us see the time for what it is - the final hour - and show as much love as we can through the power of Christ's love in us.  We will then be living out our calling.  And the result will be others being won to the Lord.  

Love on!