All the baptized have a calling and vocation. God calls not just pastors and deacons but also each of us. God begins to call us in our youth, like Samuel, and God continues to call us throughout our lives. Jesus called Nathanael, saying, “Follow me.” Nathanael initially dismissed Jesus because he comes from Nazareth. Yet where we come from doesn’t determine who we are; rather, it is who we follow that gives our lives meaning and direction. Meeting Jesus changed Nathanael’s life causing him to confess Christ as the Son of God and King of Israel.
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