Matthew Got It.

Matthew Got It.

Matthew 9: 9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.

There is a time that the call from Jesus on our life is undeniable.  It is our journey and requirement of service to be ready and responsive at that moment.  Matthew got it.  He received the call from Jesus.  He received the call in his heart.  He received the call in his actions.  Matthew got it.

How do we know we get it?   Well, the story of Matthew is as much lesson as story.  You get it when you get it in all three manners.  Jesus calls through the voice of His Holy Spirit.  You hear deep in the heart of your spirit.  There is a strong compunction to move and take action.  There.  Got it?

For Matthew life would never follow the same pattern.  That is a sign of a real call.  Calls don’t leave us, we leave them. 

All around in the community I am witnessing men giving up the call.  They are so focused on a small portion of the original call.  Now they have not seen the full fruit and are ready to retire.  Where does retirement come in a call?  Ask Moses and he would answer, “At death.”  Ask David and Isaiah and Jeremiah and Paul and they would answer the same.  When you and done with the call, you are done with life on this planet earth.

That is the type of call you should seek.  It is not a call to do something.  It is a call to be someone.  How can you quit being someone?

Action Items:  Have you listened closely enough to hear the call?  One three year period I sought the call.  It is simple for me.  Pray-er.  That is who I am.  A pray-er.  There are assignments along the journey of being.  Who does God call you to be?

Prayer:  Father, this is an amazing time.  During times of stress in families and world and community, we most are pressed to listen.  You have our attention.  Am I living the call or avoiding it.  Have I given up growing to be more of who You want me to be?  Release me into the fullness of the call.  I want to get like Matthew got it.  I want to move forward in simplicity and obedience, guided by the core call to be.
Phil Larson, 405-388-8037'
508 Tumbleweed Dr.
Yukon, Oklahoma 73099