FULFILLING YOUR CALLING AND GREATNESS MANDATE (2)

Stirring up your gifts and enhancing the capacity of your calling are very essentials in the pursuit of true greatness. If your callings and gifts remain just the way you received them, then the manifestations you will experience will be limited. Jesus will not do above what is available in you. When He wanted to perform the miracle of turning water to wine, He used the six (6) pots available (John 2:6). If there were 10 pots, He would use them. So, if the bridegroom had a bigger capacity, then the manifestation would have been bigger also.

You wonder how come after the feeding of the multitudes there were 12 baskets left full? (Matthew 14:20). Imagine if each disciple had 2 baskets each, perhaps there would be 24 baskets full. It was 12 baskets full...one basket per disciple. I am trying to say, God is never limited in His manifestations, it is we that have limited space and capacities to contain God’s flowing grace.

Remember that when Elisha wanted to perform a miracle, he told the woman to go and borrow many vessels which she did. The moment all the vessels she had were filled including the ones she borrowed, there was nothing more to contain what Heaven was releasing, so there was a divine switching off (2 Kings 4:6). The same way, when we do not improve our spiritual abilities and make diligence with our calling, we experience minimal manifestations.

The stirring is of two (2) dimensions; physical and spiritual. The spiritual involves sitting at His feet, learning to be like Him, earning spiritual virtues, and building character and enhancing spiritual values. This is where you receive instructions that take you from one phase to the other of your calling. This is also the birthplace of divine direction, and also from there cometh power, anointing, etc. Unfortunately, many want His power, but do not realise that it comes from His presence. If you do not tarry enough to carry His presence, you will not only struggle with ministrations but also ministry. This is why many remain in the place of competition (with others), whereas God says; “For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation (not competition) of the sons of God” (Romans 8:9).

Understand that God can do all things but He won’t do everything for you. At the wedding in Cana, Jesus did not go about filling the pots with water; He gave an instruction, “Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim” (John 2:7). Imagine if they were waiting for Him to fill the waterpots with water Himself. It is not spirituality to expect that God would do for you things you can do for yourself, it is ignorance.

Then comes the physical component of stirring up your abilities and towards fulfilling the calling. This has some spiritual elements and attachments also. In summation, it involves seeking more knowledge by reading book (of those who bless you and those who have gone ahead of you and those who have succeeded on the paths you cherish and are following). It was TD Jakes that said, ‘If you want to get to destination you have not been before, it is only wise you ask someone who has been there before you’. Also, you have to listen to the right messages, and associate with the right people.

Amazingly but unfortunately, someone was quoted to have said the only book he needed to fulfil his calling was the Bible. That sounds spiritual, but it is total ignorance. Daniel declared, “In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books...” (Daniel 9:2). Even Jesus asked more than once this thrilling question: “have ye not read?” How many books have you bought with your money? How many have you read? Paul told Timothy, “Study to shew thyself approved unto God” (2 Timothy 2:15).

This is what it means to “give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall” (2 Peter 1:10). It says, if we do these things (stirring), we won’t fall or fail. And when we have done our own part, God’s word in 1 Thessalonians 5:24 will find expression: “Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it”. What will He do? He will do His part.

And finally, Paul opened up to one major thing that worked for him as he sought to fulfil his earthly mandate in life and ministry...it was the HELP of GOD: “Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day” (Acts 26:22).  It is neither by power nor by might. Can you pray with me, “Lord, I receive help for the fulfilment of my calling and life purpose in Jesus’ name”. Amen.

(For further understanding, you can personal request for these teachings: THE HELP WAY TO GREATNESS, and THE MERCY DOOR TO GREATNESS. Send your mail request to info@treasuredhhouse.org or drwilliams4j@yahoo.com)