Jesus sends us into our calling in the same manner that He was sent to earth. By understanding what Jesus was sent to do, we can understand how to fulfill all the different facets of our calling.

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So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” John 20.21

And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Matthew 28.18-20

Gifts and callings

All believers have been given spiritual gifts to serve the Lord in building up one another and their local church. It is important that every church member be encouraged and helped in identifying their gifts, so that they can faithfully contribute to Jesus’ work of building His Church. Praying for our fellow church members about this matter can help us all be good stewards of the gifts of God.

Every believer has gifts to use in serving the Lord as a member of His Body. Moreover, every believer has a calling in which to carry out the work of being an ambassador of the Kingdom of God. In our calling, we work to glorify God and realize more of the presence, promise, and power of His Kingdom. Everyone’s calling has many facets, including, marriage, family, property, and our job, or—in the case of students—their education. Believers are ambassadors of Jesus Christ into all those spheres and the people we encounter there.

Paul discusses the matter of calling under the rubric of “condition” in 1 Corinthians 7. Everyone has a calling. All believers have the Spirit of God to empower us, bear fruit in us, and direct us in fulfilling our calling—in all its facets—unto the Lord. Because Jesus sends us into our calling, we are a people on mission. Each of us has a mission field, defined by the “as-you-are-goings” of our daily lives. Where we go, what we do there, the people we encounter there, make up the “condition” or “calling” appointed to each of us.

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