Call & Response | Denvil Lee

God chose Saul to be king over Israel. The call on his life was clearly laid out before him. Yet, in 1 Samuel 10, it says that Saul was hiding among the supplies. Saul was called, gifted, anointed, encouraged, and still hiding. The voices from Saul’s past haunted him, causing him to believe he wasn’t qualified. It can be easy to read this story and wonder how Saul could hide, but the truth is we often do the same thing. We hide behind our history and what people think of us instead of listening to the voice of God. We assume God’s calling for our lives is about what we can do for him. But throughout scripture, we learn that calling flows out of who we are becoming as we spend time in God's presence. Your past and your insecurities don't hinder God. What you think disqualifies you could be what God uses to empower your ministry. The thing you want to forget or bypass could be the very thing God wants to use to set people free. So the question becomes, what call will you respond to? The voices all around you or the God above you?