Moses was a soldier and God called him to lead His people out of Egypt!

David was a shepherd and God called him to rule His people!

Amos was a shepherd too and God called him to be a prophet!

Jesus was a carpenter and He was called to fulltime ministry at the age of thirty!

Peter was a fisherman and Jesus called him to leave the nets and follow Him!

Matthew was a tax-collector and Jesus called him to leave his office to serve Him fulltime!

Paul was a tentmaker and God called him for a global service demanding all his time !

Luke was a medical doctor and he joined Paul in the missionary tours!

Whatever may be your profession, God can call YOU!

God’s need for labourers is the same both in the Old Testament and the New.

"Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" (Isa 6:8).

"The harvest is plenty but the labourers are few!" (Mt 9:37).

There is always vacancy in God’s work!

There is rush and competition to become doctors, engineers, lawyers and teachers. But few are those who take up Christian service. Will you accept this challenge?

God had only one Son and He sent Him as a missionary-martyr into this world!

Dear parents, why not send at least one of your children for the ministry?

There is nothing like serving the King of kings and the Lord of lords! It is the most challenging vocation on earth and the most rewarding in heaven! (Mk 10:29,30).

Only one life; it’ll soon be past! What’s done for Christ, alone shall last!

What is your taste and talent? You have jobs just suitable in the Lord’s vineyard.

Are you interested in literature? You can become a Bible translator. There are nearly 200 languages in India without the Bible.

Are you good in music? You will be an asset to any evangelistic team!

Are you a doctor? Oh how many medical missionaries are needed!

Computer programmers are wanted.

David Livingstone was an explorer and he went as a missionary. C. T. Studd was a famous cricketer and he took up missionary service. Wllliam Carey was a shoemaker and he became a Bible translator. These and thousands of men all over the world found serving the Lord adventurous and satisfying.

Women are no exception. We still need Mary Slessors, Ida Scudders and Pandit Ramabais. There were women in the evangelistic teams of Jesus and Paul (Lk 8:1-5; Phil 4:3).

I hear someone say, "I will serve the Lord fulltime after I retire from my secular job!" After you retire you will need people to serve you!

 "But should I not be called?" Yes, you must not go without a call! Dr. Christian Weiss speaks of the fourfold call—

One is the call from the world within you. There is a growing dissatisfaction over your present job and a growing desire to do more for the Lord

Secondly there is the call from the world around you. Millions and millions of people are without the gospel. The harvest is getting wasted without sufficient reapers.

Thirdly the call from the world under you. Think of the countless millions who are dead and gone to a Christless eternity. They are crying like the rich man from hell to send Lazarus to preach the gospel to his relatives (Lk 16:27,28).

Finally the call from the world above. God’s Spirit moves and directs you. He gives you an inward urge and uses the Scripture and the circumstances to confirm you are called.

Why not decide now?

Listen to Him! He speaks to you! Obey Him!

NOW!

    Rev. John Mathew