You Are Called To Belong

Do you ever feel left out?

Do you feel like you just don't belong, like you haven't found your niche, your place, your calling? Are you hanging out on the fringes of some group simply because they'll let you, even though you know they'll never truly let you in, if that was even what you wanted? Ever feel lonely? Lost? Hopeless?

Are you a Christian?

If not, Jesus wants you to belong with Him.

You also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ. (Romans 1:6)

That's the truth.

In Romans 1:16 Paul goes on to say, "I am not ashamed of the Gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes" (emphasis mine). In 2:11 he says, "For God does not show favoritism."

Romans 3:22-24 declares, "This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Jesus Christ."

Do you see it? Everyone. All. There is no difference. God does not show favoritism.

That means He wants you.

What I am saying is this . . .

You are called to belong to the most important group ever: The family of God. He does not want you to be left out. There is no reason to feel lonely, lost, or hopeless. A little later in Romans, in chapter 8, Paul says, "If God is for us, who can be against us?" He ends that chapter with two of the most powerful verses in the Bible. Look them up. Romans 8:38, 39.

Powerful stuff.

Written for, and about, you.

How do I know? Because Romans 10:9 promises, "If you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."

That passage is about you and your. 

God has called you.

Will you answer?