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  OBEY THE CALL
  by Mary Wilder Tileston
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the importance of recognizing and
responding to God's call in our lives, leading to a deeper relationship
with Him and a life of obedience.

Topics: "Obedience To God", "Following Jesus"
Scripture References: Deuteronomy 30:19, Psalm 27:8, Isaiah 30:21, Matthew 4:20, John 10:27

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Mary Wilder Tileston emphasizes the importance of choosing life by
loving the Lord, obeying His voice, and cleaving unto Him, as He is our
source of life and the length of our days. She highlights God's gentle
daily call to us, urging us not to delay our bliss and to choose the
light of heaven over the dreary night. Tileston encourages obedience to
God's call, leaving all to follow Him, and never disobeying any call
within us to do His will, as each call is a gift from Him that draws us
closer to Him.

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Choose life, . . . that thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou
mayest obey His voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto Him; for He is
thy life, and the length of thy days.

--DEUTERONOMY 30:19,20

GOD gently calls us every day:

Why should we then our bliss delay?

He calls to heaven and endless light;

Why should we love the dreary night?

Praise, Lord, to Thee for Matthew's call,

At which he rose and left his all;

Thou, Lord, e'en now art calling me;

I will leave all, and follow Thee.

--WILLIAM WALSHAM HOW

OBEY His blessed call now, and, having obeyed it once, never again
disobey any call within you, to do His will. While we mourn our neglect
of past calls, our sorrow, which is still His gift and call within us,
will draw down His gladdening look, which will anew call us unto Him.
Pass we by no call which, however indistinctly, we may have, and He will
cheer us with clearer and gladlier calls. Our very sorrow and fear will
be our joy and hope; our very stumblings our strength, and dimness our
light, while stumbling or in darkness we feel after Him who is our Stay,
our Light, our Joy.

--EDWARD B. PUSEY

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