Are You Called by God or Running on Your Own?
From Words From The Word by Good News Baptist Church of St. Maarten
June 5, 2026 · 11 min
About this episode
Pastor Roderick Webster discusses the importance of being genuinely called by God for ministry and the implications of running on one's own strength.
Are you truly called by God, or are you running on your own strength? In this devotion from Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens with a powerful hymn of salvation and moves into a sobering message about what it means to be genuinely called and empowered by God for ministry. Drawing from Ephesians, Jeremiah 23, Acts 14:1, and 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 in the KJV, Pastor Webster challenges both ministers and everyday believers to examine the source of their spiritual activity. You might be asking: What happens when someone enters ministry without God's calling? How do I know if I have real spiritual power or just human effort? Is it okay to feel weak or foolish in God's work? What does it mean that God gives the increase? Key points from this devotion: - Salvation is by grace alone, not by anything we have done - Spiritual office without spiritual power produces human failure - Anyone in ministry without God's appointment is a usurper - God deliberately chooses the weak and foolish to do His work - Losing your sense of servanthood means losing your spiritual usefulness If this devotion encouraged you, please like, leave a comment below, share it with someone who needs…
People in this episode
Host: Pastor Roderick Webster
Topics covered
- God's calling
- spiritual empowerment
- ministry
- grace
- servanthood
- spiritual power
Keywords
- calling
- ministry
- spiritual power
- grace
- servanthood
- Christian living
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Good News Baptist Church of St. Maarten
Books & works: Ephesians, Jeremiah 23, Acts 14:1, 1 Corinthians 1:26-29
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