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MANY ARE CALLED, FEW ARE CHOSEN - What will you do with the ANOINTING ?

Preparation towards the Call and the Consecration
 
"So Elisha left him and went back. He took his
yoke of oxen and slaughtered them. He burned
the plowing equipment to cook the meat and
gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set
out to follow Elijah and became his servant."
 
A I was seeking the face of God for instructions with concerns to our LEADERSHIP Worshop coming on Thursay, 27th March, 2013, my spirit was quickened on the scripture which says, Many are called, but few are CHOSEN. Jesus said, whoever follows me ( becomes My disciple) will have to give up all his own possessions (mentioned in Matthew chapter 19:29 as houses, brethren, sisters, father, mother, wife, children, lands). 
 
This is telling us that, there are many people who have been called but are not chosen. The chosen are they that go through the above named sacrifices. The chosen are the ones who hold the plough and don't look back.
 
In our present age, many do not allow themselves to be chosen because of the cares of this world. Because of a house problem, a sister problem, a mother or father problem, a spouse problem and all kinds of tentacles thrown in their path to hinder them from FOLLOWING. Jesus says "anyone of you who does not detach himself from all that belongs to him cannot be a disciple of mine."
 
In Matthew 4:19, when Jesus said to Peter, Follow me and I will make you fishers of men," he answered by an immediate act of sacrificial
obedience Likewise, bible says with concerns to the other disciples, that,, "they straightway forsook their nets and followed Him." (cf. Matt. 4:19) The other Apostles also followed with a sacrificial obedience, unlike the
rich young ruler.
 
Maybe like Peter, you are asking, "If we forsake all, and follow the call, What shall we have? (Matthew 19:27) 
 
To such an one, Jesus' answer to you is in Matthew 19:28, " Verily I
say unto you that ye who have followed me, in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit on the
throne of His glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel."
 
And in verse 29, He says, " And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit EVERLASTING LIFE."
 
Therefore, my dear brother or sister who has been called but resisting to be chosen, remember that, the rich young ruler bypassed the greatest investment deal he could ever make: 1.) he exchanged the hundreds of houses, lands and new extended spiritual family for the few houses, lands and family members he already had; 2.) he exchanged everlasting life
with the Lord for the brief 70 or 80 years he may live on this earth;
and 3.) he exchanged his desire to please God to hold onto his
bankrupt soul.
 
Evidently, all believers (who chose to obey and follow Christ will share a part in rule and judgment during Christ's Kingdom on earth. cf. Dan. 7:18-27; 1 Cor. 6:1-4; Rev.3:21; 2:26; 20:4, compare with Jesus' parable in Matt. 25:14-30. But a special rule will be given to the twelve Apostles (or the CHOSEN) over the twelve tribes of Israel. cf. Luke 22:28-30.
 
6. The Gospel of Mark adds, that with persecutions (cf. Mark 10:30), as
Jesus wanted the Apostles to keep in mind that suffering would be
characteristic of this age, even through rewards also come.
 
“Anyone who lays his hands to
plow (who is called into ministry or who starts ministry and gazes behind him (whose mind keeps resting on his or her problems be it rent, house, spouse, marital, economical, low self esteem or other weights), is NOT fit for the Kingdom of God.” Luke 9:62
 
The Call of Elisha, Jehu and Hazael
 
Bible tells us in the book of 1 kings chapter 19 from verse 15 that, "The LORD said to the prophet Elijah, “...Go to the Desert of Damascus. When you get there, 1. anoint HAZAEL as KING over Aram. In verse16, God tells his prophet, also 2. anoint JEHU son of Nimshi as KING over Israel, and 3. anoint ELISHA son of Shaphat from
Abel Meholah to succeed you as PROPHET.
 
In verse 17, God then gives further direction with concerns to the specific ministry of each of the three people. That is to say, the PURPOSE for their ANOINTING. Why God is sending the Prophet Elijah to ANOINT THEM.
 
The purpose of the oil that was to be poured first on 1. Jehu was to empower him with divine ability "to PUT TO DEATH any who escape the sword of Hazael, and the purpose of the oil that was to be poured on 2. Elisha, was to enable him with divine (supernatural) ability to PUT TO DEATH any who escape the sword of Jehu.”
 
ELISHA IS CHOSEN 
Bible says in1 Kings 19:19- that, 
"So Elijah went (after God had spoken to him), from there and FOUND Elisha son of Shaphat. HE WAS PLOWING (he was mnistering) with twelve yoke of oxen, and he himself was driving the twelfth pair. Elijah went up to him
and threw his cloak around him. Elisha then (LEFT, FORSOOK, DETACHED HIMSELF from), his oxen and ran after (followed) Elijah. “Let me (return to my house and) kiss my father and mother goodbye,” he said, “and then I will come with you.” But on hearing this, the prophet of God replies: “Go back,” “What have I done to you"? that is to say", you are not fit to follow me"... Elijah recognizes that he is faced with a choice and makes up his mind an what to do
 
ELISHA FORSAKE by Buring his OXEN and IMPLEMENTS
21 So Elisha left him and went back. (And instead of kissing his mother and father), he took his yoke of
oxen and slaughtered them (either in sacrifice to God force Grace and favour he had been bestowed, or to destroy what would stand between him and his new mandate . Secondly, He burned THE PLOWING EQUIPMENT to cook the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate (This was the fiction of the Priest or the Prophet). Then he set out to follow Elijah and became his servant."
 
All the above named three men executed their office but ELISHA'S ministry was distinct.
 
Many are Called but a few allow themselves to be CHOSEN. But to all those who would follow the process of being CHOSEN as ELISHA did, Jesus is saying to you, "and I assure you that everyone who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or property, for my sake and for the Good News will receive now in return a hundred times as many houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and property--along with persecution. And in the world to come that person will have eternal life."
 
Many will be Called and yet few will be CHOSEN. In our study, we have learnt not only of the Called and the Chosen, but also, of the FUNCTION OF THE PROPHET AND PROPHETESS. This is my CALL and my OFFICE. And as confirmed also amongst the Prophets who helped lay the foundation of the early church, this is how I operate. Partner with the DIANA ADU MINISTRIES and partake of our next leadership conference to take place in Brescia on the 20th of April, 2014
 
 
OBEDIENCE, The mark of the TRUE Minister. 
Every MINISTER can choose to be A SLAVE to GOD, a SLAVE to men, or a SLAVE to satan, because who you obey is who you worship (serve). "Don’t you know that you are slaves of anyone you obey? You can be slaves of sin (Satan or men) and die, or you can be obedient slaves of God and be acceptable to him." To this, the early church when faced with threats from the then religious leaders to stop serving Jesus, says:
But Peter and the apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than any human authority(beings).
 
As a MINISTER OF GOD, you owe your first allegiance to God and then, to men because, "when you submit yourselves to someone by obeding what they say as opposed to what God says, you become their slaves and they become your Lord. The person you obey (follow) is your master and you are slaves to the one you obey]. Romans 6:16 
 
You can now STOP faltering between two opinions and make a better decision. Follow the call of God, forsake your fears and allow him to make you what he wants you to be!
 
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