The Call of God Is a Mandate

The Call of God Is a Mandate


“The LORD replied, ‘Don’t say, “I’m too young,” for you must go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you.’” — Jeremiah 1:7 (NLT)


The calling of God upon a person—whether in ministry, church leadership, business, entrepreneurship, or service—is not merely a suggestion from God; it is His command. Therefore, if God has called you and given you an assignment, you must hear and heed it carefully. That assignment is God's mandate for you to carry out, and you are not permitted to tamper with it or exchange it for another task for any reason.


When Jeremiah became afraid of the assignment God gave him because he felt too young, God told him that he must go wherever He sends him and speak whatever message He gives him. In other words, Jeremiah was not allowed to change the audience God sent him to or alter the message God gave him because of fear or any other reason.


Likewise, if God has placed a calling upon your life, you do not have the permission to choose your own message; you must declare the message God gives you. You also do not have the freedom to choose your audience; you must go to the people God sends you to. We are not at liberty to do whatever we like in the work God has assigned to us. God remains the leader of His work; He has simply called us to fulfil His purpose through us.


We must never shrink from God’s assignment because it appears too great or humanly impossible. The callings of God are often beyond human ability—they are meant to be accomplished by God’s power. God will never call someone to do only what he can accomplish by his own strength; rather, He calls us to a work that only He can accomplish through us by His grace.


Therefore, we must not choose assignments that are easy or merely suited to our natural strengths. We must not look for a softer path that will not stretch or inconvenience us.


If we do this, we will miss the opportunity to experience the greatness of God's power in ways we have never seen before. The calling of God is not only a call to serve Him; it is also a call to know Him more deeply than we previously did. As we obey His instructions, we begin to experience His mighty hand upon our lives and grow in our knowledge of Him.


The calling of God is a call to follow His ways, not our own. When we pursue our own ways in what God has asked us to do, we distance ourselves from Him.


No one becomes a leader by following himself. If God has called you, following Him is not optional—it is a mandate. Every true leader first learns to follow instructions. As we follow and obey God’s instructions, we become leaders who reflect His heart and grow in influence and effectiveness among His people.


God remains the true leader over the work He has assigned to anyone. If a person is not willing to hear from God and follow His instructions, that person shouldn't accept a leadership role from Him. God is not a respecter of persons. If He sees that someone is no longer following His ways in the work entrusted to him, He may step aside and raise another person—someone like David, a man after His own heart.


Let us not become like Saul, whom God regretted making king over His people. Saul turned away from God and failed to carry out the instructions he was given. God commanded him to completely destroy the Amalekite nation. However, Saul and his men spared Agag’s life and kept the best of the sheep, goats, cattle, fat calves, and lambs—everything that appealed to them. They destroyed only what was worthless or of poor quality.


Saul obeyed part of God’s command but kept the rest for personal gain. Yet partial obedience is not obedience at all—it is disobedience. Because of this, Saul lost his position, and God raised David to take the throne.


God alone is indispensable. No matter how gifted, anointed, or experienced a person may be, God can replace anyone who continually refuses to follow His instructions. Therefore, if God has called us, we must follow Him faithfully and carry out His assignment exactly as He directs.




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