God’s calling is always precious, and it always has a destination and purpose in one man’s life. God’s calling is never an easy task, and it needs dedication, passion, and commitment towards the call. Never expect a whole blueprint of your calling when you step into your calling. God desires you to rely on Him and step out in faith to walk in your calling. It might not look like a bed of roses, but the powerful calling which God has placed in you will take you to heights that you have never dreamt of. One thing you need to remember is, even God calls to failure. It might look like failure to man’s eyes, but that is the calling of God when you read carefully the second section of Isaiah Chapter 6, which mainly deals with Isaiah’s calling. God is making it very clear that the people Isaiah preaches to would never listen and never change.

 

When we are called to the unexpected.

Isaiah 6: 9-12 says, “He said, “Go and tell these people:” ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ Make the heart of these people calloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes. Otherwise, they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” Then I said, “For how long, Lord?” And he answered: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant until the houses are left deserted and the fields ruined and ravaged,” We never really talked about how a faithful failure one can be. We never asked ourselves what it means that a person can be called to a ministry that will be unsuccessful. What happens is that we apply the same standards that “the world” uses to the church. I desperately needed to ask this question. I wish I would have been wise enough to notice that God was upfront with Isaiah and told him nobody would listen.

We need to ask if we consider sustaining and doing ministry if God says that there won’t be any enhancement. No one will respond to your sermon and give their life to God. It is going to be tough for many. What we usually think is that a ministry should seek expansion, but sometimes God thinks differently. It might look like a failure in our eyes, but not in the eyes of the Lord, who sees everything right from beginning to end. Isaiah did the will of God, and He has even died as a martyr for the Kingdom of God. But God turned him the MAJOR Prophet of the Old Testament. The Book of Isaiah is loaded with prophecies and promises which no other book of the Bible contains. God uses our failures and turns them into major successes if we are faithful to Him. We need to be true to our calling and serve him what He wants us to be. The purpose of God never changes. We need to stick close to him throughout our life.

 

Mount Carmel

Elijah brought a significant revival in Mount Carmel, where God answered his prayers through fire to show them he is the real God. We all know that it is one of the significant turning points in the life of Elijah. Still, the real success of Elijah was witnessed in the Brook of Cherith (Is the name of a stream or wadi mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. The prophet Elijah hid on the banks of the Chorath and was fed by ravens during the early part of the three years’ drought, which he announced to King Ahab (1 Kings 17:3)). God, before bringing a revival he wants Elijah to obey in words. The word of the Lord came to him, ‘Depart from here and turn eastward and hide by the brook Cherith.’ (1 Kings 17:2) We all need the experience of Cherith in our life before God takes us to the Carmel.

Elijah has been preparing himself for ministry. He has given himself to studying the Word (Deuteronomy 11) and prayer (James 5). His ministry is on the launch pad, and God says, “Go hide!” It might look strange when God leads you in this kind of way, but all we have is to obey his words. He never does anything without a purpose. Elijah is a prophet. His calling is to preach the Word of God to people to turn them to the real God. But there are no people in Cherith which God asked to stay. God asked him to keep on ministering for the next three years for just two people. A widow and her son. What is all this about? God’s calling always has a purpose and a destination. Stick to him even though there are no favorable situations to your eyes. God can change your Cherith experience to Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18:16-45) experience if you are faithful to your calling. He will take care of everything in your life.