It’s your call

Some experts have said that a teacher makes, on the average, some 5 000 decisions per day in the classroom. Decisions are made on a gamut of topics ranging from how to deal with the lads with ADDS to selecting one of the waving hands eager to respond to a question. In each instance the teacher must must endeavor to respond appropriately as the well-being of the psyche of the developing child must be factored in as being utmost in importance. What a tremendous respon-sibility! To a competent teacher the educational system says: It`s your call.

Even when a youngster, say, investigates purchasing a vehicle, he or she learns to consider a number of aspects not previously weighed. A giant step awaits them in their walk toward responsibility. Why? For one, going from no debt to major debt constituites a life-changing decision, a decision to sign on the dotted line in order to borrow to purchase. This means one must continue to work in order to be able to continue to make payments. Yes, it would be easier not to buy and not have to worry about meeting obligations. In order to move into the next phase of life, however, a decision must be made. To all who prepare the way for such a purchase to be made, they say: It`s your call.

When an employer calls to ask you to report to work (and suppose that you haven`t worked for a long time), it`s your call again. It`s up to you to accept go into work the next day and begin a life. Perhaps there are the occasional some that will let on that the employer never called, and stay on the couch letting on how difficult it is to find work. Anybody can get fooled, at least temporarily. A similar phenomenon occurs when the Holy Spirit calls us to come to Christ. Many will pretend that they have not, did not, or were not summoned by the Holy Spirit to come to Christ. Of course, we can fool some people some of the time, but not all of the people all of the time. A warning to those who have been called by God is that though you may fool some, you must realize that, you can never fool God. When the Holy Spirit calls on you, you had better believe it: It`s your call.

It`s your call when you decide those monumental decisions like going to university, getting married, buying or renting a house, having children, and so forth. Some of these decisions will affect your entire life while others will affect but certain parts of it. It`s also your call when you do such things as eat too much, drink intoxicating substances too much, ingest tranquilizers too much, do drugs, gamble, use your tongue as a sword too much, and the list goes on. If you are a business man, it`s your call every day to make right decisions. If you are a supervisor of some sort, it`s your call to perform competently rather than prejudically during decision times. Likewise, if you are a pastor, it`s your call when it comes to taking care of your flock. The pastor, however, deals in decisions resulting in eternal benefits or eternal consequences. For all faced with a choice to make at any given moment, it`s your call. We must be mindful, of course, that some decisions are like making first impresstions, we can`t make them twice.

Your most important call may come via the reading of this message. The Lord calls each and every one of us as he wants none to perish (2 Peter 3:9). If you haven`t had your call yet, this is it. If you have had a call from God and rejected it, then this could be your last call as the Holy Spirit will not always strive with man. Many have accepted Christ as Lord and Saviour barely seconds prior to death. That`s what you call a close call. If you feel the Holy Spirit working on you now in an attempt to have you believe, it`s your call. Keep in mind that you will not see eternal life as none are there now nor will there be any there in the future who have not accepted God`s call. Accept Jesus Christ as your Saviour today or reject him. Make a decision. It`s your call.


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