The Forerunner's Calling

The bible has a lot of stories to share about being a forerunner. It speaks about God doing something for his people through someone, in every generation, even in the hardest of time.

God is still in the business of doing stuff through his people even today. The reality of God moving through our circumstances speaks of who he is in our lives and even in the course of our history. But you see, God also gives special tasks to people. 

I’d like to call these people “forerunners” which basically means:

fore·run·ner  (noun)

A person (or thing) that precedes the coming or development of someone or something else.

In the context of my topic, it simply means that we are a people called by God to run ahead and pave the way. This is for the fulfillment of something God intends to accomplish through our lifetime.

In this simple endeavor, I’d like to share to you briefly what I believe Forerunners should be and how we can take part of this move of God. I’ll be venturing on four important lessons I learned which will help us understand that we are called to be a forerunner and that we are to:

       

• Run ahead from the rest, to set the pace of the journey
• Have a clear-cut vision of what God wants to accomplish
• Set ourselves apart for His GLORY!
• Persevere to do God’s work
• Make a distinct sound

My prayer is that God will open your eyes to the reality of a higher purpose. He intends to do something big in and through you, and if you say “yes” to him, He can make everything beautiful in his time.

Our God is up to something…

It was through an exposition ten years ago that I learned a song that has this line –

“Our God is up to something, He’s always up to something…He has a mighty purpose, He has a master plan…”

Ever since I heard that song, I kept on wondering what could be a possible plan for someone like me to accomplish. My life was a mess and it was pretty obvious that there were certain things in my life that I needed to give up.

But what makes it different to the biblical examples we call “heroes” nowadays? Trying to figure out what happened can be a gruesome experience but simple as it is, God can turn our situations around for the completion of his plans for us.

Try to look at these people as vivid examples:

Abraham – God called him out of Ur to become the Father of many nations. He was without an heir for almost 50 years and then the promise of Jehovah was fulfilled in an unusual way, bearing the name Abraham as the “father to may nations”.

Joseph – He was rejected, enslaved, imprisoned at an early age. He was desired by the wife of his master who led him to imprisonment. Although he had a lot to endure, God brought favor in his life and later became the governor of Egypt, the 2^nd highest authority in the ancient world.

Daniel – was an alien, enslaved and became the leader of all the wise men in Persia. He was young but full of wisdom. He was not afraid of opposition and God blessed him with wisdom and favor of four kings who ruled over him.

Esther – became the queen at a time of great distress for the Jewish people. She was an orphan raised by her uncle, Mordecai. Although raised in captivity, Esther has her people at heart and did everything to save her people from destruction.

David – was a shepherd who became a famous King. He probably was famous because of his psalms but he was also a warrior, a strategist and probably the most humble King that he was called “a man after God’s own heart.” 

The Disciples – who turned the world upside down with the message of the gospel. They were a bunch of fishermen, a doctor, a tax collector and among other things. Jesus was able to disciple them that they were able to disciple others.

Join Me In This Journey!

I could name another bunch of biblical and non-biblical examples of which God has used through the years but I intend not to. Simple as it is, I believe that God has purposely allowed you to read this, because just like me, you believe God is up to something good in your journey.

I'd like you to join me as we uncover and learn how God can use us to advance his kingdom, to become a forerunner, a hall of faith famer or whatever you may want to call it. My prayer is that we will be able to convince you that God is up to something, and it will always be for your good.

Be blessed!