This week’s Trivia Challenge Question:
“How many judges of Israel were there and what were their names?”
There were 14 judges of Israel. Their names are:
Othniel
Ehud
Shagmar
Deborah
Gideon
Abimelech
Tola
Yair
Jepthah
Ibzan
Elon
Abdon
Samson
Eli
Samuel
Congratulations to Tasha, the Trivia Challenge Question winner!
God calls us to service. God calls us to relationship with Him. It is up to us to accept this call or not. You may feel as if your life is unfulfilled. You may seem restless. You may feel as if there is something more for you to do. If so, check your hearing. Yep, I said check your hearing. Are you hearing what God is speaking to you? Sit still, open your ears, open your mind, and open your heart. Listen for God’s voice and let Him fulfill your longing, let Him fill the void in your life.
Below is a devotion I believe is truly inspiring. Hope you enjoy and comment back.
Being Chosen
TGIF Today God Is First Volume 2, by Os Hillman
02-03-2009
“‘Come, follow me,’ Jesus said, ‘and I will make you fishers of men.’” At once they left their nets and followed him (Matt 4:19-20).
Do you recall how good it felt when you were chosen to be on a team? It makes one feel special to be preferred over another.
During the time of Jesus rabbis’ were well known in their community. Each rabbi had a following of students. Jesus was developing as a “superstar” rabbi. He was unlike the others. He did things differently. He often confronted the accepted thinking of other rabbis and Pharisees. The younger men had great respect for Jesus, the rabbi. To be selected by Jesus would be a great honor because most rabbis would usually select only the cream of the crop in the community as their disciples. By these standards, Peter and the other disciples would not have qualified. But Jesus had a purpose in mind for Peter and the disciples.
God is the one who calls people into relationship with Himself and to their calling in life. It is for His purposes, not ours. Jesus chose each of his disciples from the workplace instead of the rabbinical schools. They did not choose Jesus, Jesus chose them and it was deemed a great honor in their culture to be chosen by such a rabbi (Jn 15:16).
Jesus called you into relationship with Himself because His desire is for you to be a faithful priest in your work life, family, and city. “I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who will do according to what is in my heart and mind.” (1 Samuel 2:35). He desires that you be a willing participant in his agenda. He has not called you for your purposes, but His.
Sometimes we think it’s all about us. It has to be all about Him in order for us to fulfill what is in His heart and mind for His overall plan for His Kingdom. He doesn’t need us, but He has chosen to use us.
God has an agenda for planet earth. He has chosen you and me as the primary instrument for accomplishing His plan. Are you willing to be his faithful priest and king to do what is in His heart and mind? Why not say “yes” to His agenda.
