Woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel! (1 Corinthians 9:16). Using this a his backdrop Oswald Chambers tells one how to recognize whether he should enter the ministry:
To be “separated unto the gospel” means to hear the call of God; and when a man begins to overhear that call, then begins agony that is worthy of the Name. Every ambition is nipped in the bud, every desire of life quenched, every outlook completely extinguished and blotted out, saving one thing only - “separated unto the gospel.” Woe be to the soul who tries to put his foot in any other direction when once that call has come to Him. (taken from www.sliceoflaodicea.com)
-May we only heed the call God has sent out. For any other call is worthy of death and vanity. His call alone to be "separated unto the gospel" is worthy of His Name, and only by His Name comes life in these dead bones! Woe are we if we preach not!
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