But if you were an ambassador, called by the king—a royal emissary—you wouldn’t think about whether or not to get up. You simply get up. You are on a mission. God, you say, can easily get a replacement. You won’t be missed. There are, after all, thousands from which to choose. Be careful on this one. Be suspicious. Lies can mingle with the truth. Of course, God has called many people to himself, and he will accomplish his purposes. The reality, however, is that he chooses people, especially weak people, to accomplish them. He chooses individual people and has established our tasks from before
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