Our Tuesday night bible study group has completed the chapters associated with the Old Testament. Our study guide is an overview, introduction to the whole bible. It is a wide swipe, but it is allowing us to get the basic story line, and to note what are referred to as the Major 31 stories in the Bible.
The OT summary spoke of the stories in general terms. The topic which occupied us the most last night was "Called and Claimed." Not dissimilar to one of our Sunday Morning discussions, we talked about what it means to be called by God, what a call is like, and how specific any such call would be. "Does a call from God mean that there is a particular plan for my life?" "Would that call identify for me my job choice, or even better the particular company with whom I would be employed."
Would that our call from God were that specific. It rarely is.
I have shared with you that there are multiple Greed words in the New Testament which are associated with the concept of faith. The one most applicable to this discussion is the one visio. It is a way of encouraging us to see (vision) the world as Christ sees the world. Our call from God is to look at the world as if we were looking through the eyes of Jesus.
This call, is a call from God to see. It is a call to observe. It is a call to perceive things from the position of Jesus.
As a result of this call, we approach the world with compassion. As a result of this call, we are aware of injustice. As a result of this call, we are prepared to make the sacrifices necessary for the betterment of the kingdom.
God has called each of us. God has claimed us as sons and daughters. This call, that claim lie behind and under every decision we will make. It won't tell us where to plant our foot (what our next step will be) but it will tell us where to focus our eyes.
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