TEXT: Ephesians 2:10

FOCUS: PREPARED UNTO GOOD WORK

If God has called us to a good work, we need a good preparation for that.
Previously, we established the truth of our calling. He has prepared a path for us to walk in even before we came into this world.

Today, we look at answers to this question,
1. What is a calling

A calling is not necessarily a call to the pulpit or to leadership. It is the recognition of God’s plan for your life and walking in it daily, with the sole aim of glorifying Him (2 Timothy 1:9; Ephesians 2:10; Matthew 5:16).

We can define it as the act of recognising God's plans for you and walking with them, with the sole aim of glorifying him.
2 Timothy 1:9 (KJV)
“Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace…”

We must understand that the caller is GOD. The PURPOSE is of him. The call of God is not based on what you can do or what you are doing, but based on what God wants you to do.

The call of God is in levels:
We have the generalised calling and the specific calling

In the general calling, this is a call everyone must answer first before being sent to different units. That is a call to fellowship or relationship. Look at this;
1 Corinthians 1:9 (KJV)
“God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.”
The first call we receive is the call to fellowship.

Next is our specific calling. This is where God sends us to the world as teachers, bankers e.t.c To all sectors of life to represent him. It does not matter what you are doing. The question is, is it good work, or are you representing God?
Is God seen in your school, house, farm, or kiosk? Is God represented there? If yes, you can say to be fulfilling the call of God upon your life.

Ephesians 4:1 (KJV)
“…that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called.”