Call

Read:

Mark 3:13-15

Reflect:

In today’s reading Jesus calls to Himself those He wanted (not all who followed Him). Then He chose twelve (not all who went up the mountain) and sent them out. I find it encouraging that not everyone was called to do the same thing. There was a whole auxiliary team that supported Jesus during His time of ministry on earth, each one faithfully serving where they were. Like loved pieces on a chess board. This story sums it up nicely:

In the eleventh century, King Henry III of Bavaria grew tired of court life and the pressures of being a monarch. He asked Prior Richard at a local monastery to be accepted as a contemplative and spend the rest of his life in the monastery. "Your Majesty," said Prior Richard, "do you understand that the pledge here is one of obedience? That will be hard because you have been a king."

"I understand," said Henry. "The rest of my life I will be obedient to you, as Christ leads you."

"Then I will tell you what to do," said Prior Richard. "Go back to your throne and serve faithfully in the place where God has put you." When King Henry died, a statement was written: "The King learned to rule by being obedient."

Christ’s calling is not the same for everyone who follows Him, but everyone is called to follow Him.

Respond:

Lord Jesus, thank you that you have called me and that I can be part in building your kingdom here on earth. Please show me how to do this in a way that honours your name and testifies to your mercy and goodness. Amen.

Remind:

“One good deed is worth more than a thousand brilliant theories. Let us not wait for large opportunities, or for a different kind of work, but do just the things we “find to do” day by day.”

~C.H. Spurgeon~

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