Romans 8:28 (ESV) -
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose.
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SHUDDUP EVERYONE I HAVE DOOMSLUGS!!!
*MANIACALLAUGHTER!!!!*
A friend made one for me and I literally screamed when I opened the box because there were TWO OF THEM!!!!! HOLY SHIT LOOK AT HOW ADORABLE THEY ARE!
..... I might have named the blueish gray one J.....
No I will not change my mind on this.
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How it starts
A bunch of names on a list.
That’s the heart of today’s Gospel. With Jesus calling the Twelve Apostles by name.
That’s how it starts.
Why them? A closer look at any of them offers no answers.
If God’s human resources department had put together a job description for what Jesus was calling them to (“Experienced C-suite leaders wanted to assist the Second Person of the Trinity in carrying out the plan of redemption for humanity...”), none of them would have made it to the first interview.
Which tells us what? That the important part isn’t the one being called.
The important part is the One doing the calling.
A point made even clearer by the paths that each of them took. If you look at where each of them starts and where each of them ends, they’re all over the map.
Philip questions Jesus’ ability to do what He says He will do. Then ends up baptizing the first Ethiopian Christian.
Thomas doubts Jesus’ Resurrection. Then ends up as the Apostle of India.
Peter abandons and denies Jesus. Then ends up becoming the first Bishop of Rome, the first Pope.
None of them run in a straight line from their unremarkable starts to their well-known ends.
Except for the one who goes horribly wrong. Who remains sadly consistent through it all.
Which shows us that the important part isn’t the one being called.
The important part is the One doing the calling.
Make no mistake, God is calling each of us, God is calling you, by name.
And the only way to truly blow isn’t by getting it wrong or making mistakes.
The only way to truly blow it is by steadfastly refusing to come back to the One who loves you best.
Because it’s not about how you start, but how you end.
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Jonah is Called to Go to Nineveh
1 Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me.”
— Jonah 1:1-2 | Majority Standard Bible (MSB)
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Cross References: Genesis 10:11; Genesis 18:20; 2 Kings 14:25; 2 Kings 19:36; Isaiah 37:37; Isaiah 58:1; Jeremiah 20:9; Amos 3:8; Matthew 12:39; Matthew 12:41; Matthew 16:4; Luke 11:29-30
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Romans 8:28 (ESV) -
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose.
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HI! Consuming Shadows was my first ever tomarrymort fic back in 2018 and I can’t believe when I started reading it it was in its 20-something-chapter and now it’s three chapters away from finishing!!! 60 IS INSANE! Are you going to stop completely with its universe once the fic’s done? I pray for some Snippets, or even a wee epilogue, I— WE can’t say goodbye so soon😭
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