HAS GOD CALLED YOU? by I. H. E.

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Sep 26, 1916

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 43, No. 38.

HAS GOD CALLED YOU?

By I. H. E.

WHEN God calls a man, He has a purpose in calling him, and so far as God is concerned, the possibilities are assured that He can save that man. The Lord certainly never would call any man whom it was not possible for Him to save. Therefore when the Lord speaks to a man’s heart, He wants that man in His kingdom, and His purpose and plan make it possible for the man whom He has called to be saved. Consequently if a man who has been called is not saved, the difficulty is not with God, but with the individual. God does not lift a man right off this earth, and take him to glory without desire and endeavor on his part. But when He speaks to a man’s heart, and calls him to be a disciple, that very fact should be evidence that God’s purpose concerning him is that he shall be with Him in glory.

God does not call men to go along with Him one year, or three years, or five years, and then abandon their faith and turn against Him. The Lord has called us to take us clear through to the kingdom; and He sees that this is possible if we will only submit ourselves to His will, and allow Him to perfect His grace in us to such a degree that He can make us fit for heaven. I. H. E.