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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nDaily Reading: <\/strong>1 Chronicles 12:19-14:17 ESV<\/a>, Romans 1:1-17 ESV<\/a>, Psalm 9:13-20 ESV<\/a>, Proverbs 19:4-5 ESV<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Daily Verse:<\/strong> \u201cTo all those in Rome who are loved by God and called<\/em> to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.\u201d (Romans 1:7 ESV<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n KLETOS (2822): <\/strong>\u201cinvited, i.e., appoint, or a saint: -called.\u00a0 In Roman 1:7 and 1 Cor 1:2, the meaning is \u201csaints by calling.\u201d[i]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Saints by calling.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n God created you for a chosen purpose. No one else can fulfill the Maker\u2019s plan for your life but you. Trying to accomplish someone else\u2019s divine task will lead to failure. MVPs don\u2019t exist without teams. Becoming one of God\u2019s Most Valuable Players requires playing your position well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ron and I\u2019s first volunteer gig together involved cleaning toilets. Our role happened behind the scenes. While people worshipped God in the auditorium, we cleaned the bathrooms, refilled the mints, and emptied the garbage. Praying over the mints became my favorite part of the job; not knowing who would enjoy which ones, I prayed all would have their lives impacted as they learned about Jesus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Every position counts.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Whatever task God gives you, whether cleaning toilets or speaking from the podium, they build the kingdom. Someone has to run the sound system, clean the bathrooms and preach the message. No role carries more weight than any other, all of us equal in God\u2019s eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhatever you do, work heartily,\u00a0as for the Lord and not for men,\u00a0knowing that from the Lord\u00a0you will receive the inheritance as your reward.\u00a0You are serving the Lord Christ.\u201d\u00a0 (Colossians 3:23-24 ESV<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n As Christ followers, our tasks differ, but the importance remains the same. Without each of us doing what God called us to do, His kingdom wouldn\u2019t advance. Our Creator\u2019s plan unfolds one day at a time as we apply His commands to our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whatever divine task God assigns you, do it to your best ability. Building the kingdom requires all types of people to do different things. Instead of changing people into your image, help them strive to become more like Jesus. Give others space to live the life God intended them to live, not the one you want them to live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Letting go of your expectations allows God to shine brightly through others as they fulfill His purpose for their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n [i]<\/a> Strong, J., & Strong, J. (2010). The New Strong’s expanded exhaustive concordance of the Bible<\/em>. Greek Dictionary of the New Testament<\/em> (p. 108) Thomas Nelson<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2 minute read. Daily Reading: 1 Chronicles 12:19-14:17 ESV, Romans 1:1-17 ESV, Psalm 9:13-20 ESV, Proverbs 19:4-5 ESV Daily Verse: \u201cTo all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.\u201d (Romans 1:7 ESV) KLETOS (2822):… Continue reading CALLED<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6158"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6164,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6158\/revisions\/6164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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