For the Sake of the Call

They played this song at church this morning that I had never heard before, but that spoke so clearly to how I desire to live my life that I absolutely had to share it with you. The song is "For the Sake of The Call" by Steven Curtis Chapman. It is about the response of the disciples to Jesus's call for them to turn from thier lives and follow Him. It is a radical calling. Faith, true faith, requires action. Salvation is not about "accepting" Jesus, but surrendering your everything to the one true Lord.

Nobody stood and applauded them

So they knew from the start

This road would not lead to fame

All they really knew for sure

Was Jesus had called to them

He said "come follow Me" and they came

With reckless abandon, they came

Empty nets lying there at the water's edge

Told a story that few could believe

And none could explain

How some crazy fishermen agreed to go where Jesus went

With no thought to what they would gain

For Jesus had called them by name

And they answered...

We will abandon it all for the sake of the call

No other reason at all but the sake of the call

Wholly devoted to live and to die for the sake of the call

The sake of the call

Drawn like rivers are drawn to the sea

There's no turning back, for the water cannot help but flow

Once we hear the Savior's call, we'll follow wherever He leads

Because of the love He has shown

And because He has called us to go

We will answer...

We will abandon it all for the sake of the call

No other reason at all but the sake of the call

Wholly devoted to live and to die

Not for the sake of a creed or a cause

Not for a dream or a promise

Simply because it is Jesus who called

And if we believe we'll obey

We will abandon it all for the sake of the call

No other reason at all but the sake of the call

We will abandon it all for the sake of the call

No other reason at all but the sake of the call

Wholly devoted to live and to die for the sake of the call

For the sake of the call

We will abandon it all

I want to live like that. I desire to have a radical faith because I want to be a pleasure to God. I don't want to waste this life He's given me, I want to serve Him. And that means pushing my comfort zone...which is very...uncomfortable. And possibly it means Him leading me to places I never expected, or even considered. I pray I will be faithful for the sake of the call.