FAITH CAPSULE: In your calling, do not be reduced before God.

1 Chronicles 4

The journey in life is to arrive at a divine assignment of God, not live a wasted life.
God is the perfect God with an assignment for everyone.
Are you aware of the calling of God over your life?
The calling of God is to engage a divine assignment.
When God calls, a failure to obey the direction shall pass unto failure and not arrive at the calling of God.
1 Thessalonians 5:24 admonishes all, “He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.”
God is not a slave master but a saving God who does not force one to obey, but consequences are in place for disobedience to the word of God.
What is reducing one from answering fully to the calling of God?
WHAT REDUCES TO DENY ARRIVAL AT THE CALLING OF GOD?
WRONG DECISION
Among the forces that can prevent the promise of God is making the wrong decision outside of God.
For example, Uzzah was a victim of a wrong decision and died a sudden, untimely death.
Uzzah wrongly put his hand on the ark of God against the command of God that no one should put their hand on the ark of God. (2 Samuel 6:6)The violation of Uzziah was an unintentional error that cost him his life.
God had warned His people that not even the Levites could touch the holy objects of the Tabernacle, and the death penalty was in place for violators (Numbers 4:15
The error of Uzzah was not enough of an excuse before God when his action led to death.
There is no reasonable excuse for disobedience to the word of God.
However, the blessing of God for deliverance does not exclude disobedience.
The disobedience will receive the peace that surpasses understanding for repented ones before God.
Philippians 4:7 admonishes, “The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
Watch and pray consistently, and do not become a victim of wrong decisions.
Engaging in error is carrying forgiveness of sin before God, which weighs the sinner down.
WRONG MADE ON BEHALF OF ONE CAN REDUCE NOT ARRIVE AT THE CALLING OF GOD
Any decision made on your behalf can reduce you.
The name given by parents can reduce arrival at the divine assignment of God.
What does your name mean?
Calling a name repeatedly is like prophesying to such.
Jabez was not his choice, but his mother named him.
1 Chronicles 4:9, “Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, ‘Because I bore him in pain.”
For example, what are you being called and answering to?
Agnes means pure, Elizabeth means consecrated to God, Joseph means may the Lord increase, and many other names answered to are the force that marks one to become reduced.
The name of Jabez, which means bore in pain, marked him in pain until prayer answered for a change in his life to become increased out of that which reduced him.

Prayer for today: Pray not to live outside of the calling of God.