When the Master Calls His Chosen

When the master calls His chosen

It's a struggle for the will.

Will I choose a full surrender?

Or rebel and flee from Him?

At some points, He asks for idols;

And sometimes he calls for friends;

Yet at other times he asks me

To give up my future plans.

It's not always only bad things

That he asks me to give up.

He won't always ask to take it

But to see if I'd yield all.

When the master calls His chosen,

He has plans to be fulfilled.

But he doesn't force His preference,

He stands by and waits for me.

There are stories in the Bible

Of great men He called like me–

Abra'm gave his dear son Isaac;

Moses left his sheep's retreat;

Ehud used his left hand only;

Esther went before the king;

Each one willing to be chosen

For such troubled times as this.

When the master calls His chosen,

There are vessels He would mold.

Who am I to tell the potter,

"Why d'you want to shape me so?"

Yes, surrendering is difficult;

Sometimes it takes a fight.

Jesus suffered for one evening,

Abra'm wrestled for three nights.

In the end, it's not the struggle

But your willingness to plead,

"Let not my own will be master;

I surrender Lord, mold me!"

When the Master calls His chosen,

It seems like a foolish choice.

Sometimes He calls to the desert,

Or to give up Egypt's throne.

Yet no time is ever wasted

In the caring of the sheep;

It prepares me for the future

And the plan He's made for me.

At some points, it feels like dying

If I give my dreams to him.

But he gently holds me tightly

As I cry and yield to Him.

And if I yield full surrender

And His tender voice I heed,

I can know He'll always lead me

In the plan that's best for me.

So take comfort in this promise,

As you wrestle with your will,

He knows end from the beginning,

And your joy He will fulfill.

One more thing to help you onward

On your march to Calvary's Hill,

In the center of God's purpose

Is the safest place to be.

So if you are thus now chosen,

Just surrender; feel His peace.

When the Master calls His chosen

Say "I'm ready Lord, send me."