Who Ya Gonna Call?

Who Ya Gonna Call?

Psalm 50:15, “And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.”

I remember growing up watching a show called “Ghostbuster.”  The show consisted of 4 men who had these lazor-like backpacks on that would go around town and exterminate ghost.  They even captured a giant marshmallow. (Yes, I had an awesome childhood.) The song started out with, “If there's something strange in your neighborhood, Who ya gonna call? GHOSTBUSTERS!” Now as cheesy as this sounds, I loved this as a child.  I can remember there were nights that I was afraid to go to sleep and I would “call” on the Ghostbusters.  I grabbed my lazor pack (Yes, sadly I had one) and I wasn’t afraid no ghost!

I bet you are wondering a few things. First, “How in the world did you ever get married?” Second question, “How does Ghostbusters apply to my spiritual life?” Well to answer the first question: I got married only by God’s grace! (And maybe because I never told her about the lazor pack) To answer the second question: Ghostbusters has nothing to do with your spiritual life, but the application is there!  Whenever God puts us in situations where we are afraid, He wants us to call on Him!  The Bible tells us in Hebrews 13:5, “…I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”  The Lord will never send us to do His work without Him being there with us.  Yes, God’s will is scary at times.  Yes, God’s work is hard at times, but in times of fear He says to, “call upon me in the day of trouble.” If we do this, the outcome of our circumstance will be that we Glorify Him!

Many people today in church know, in some degree, what God wants them to do.  The major problem is that most say “NO” to God’s will because they are afraid of failing.  God says to call on him and he WILL deliver you!  Christ said in Matthew 5:16 “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” God has a purpose for you and He has a job for you!  The question is, “In times of fear and doubt, who are you going to call on?”  He WANTS to help you, and he WILL help you so that He may GLORIFIED in your life!

Word in Action:

Maybe the Lord has given you something specific to do: teach a lesson, witness to family, or sing at church. It maybe scary, but trust in Him and overcome this fear!

Pray:

Today, I challenge you to pray for God’s help in doing that thing you know He wants you to do!  It may be challenging, but God is with you!

Dig Deeper:

Look at the story of Moses in Exodus 3-4.  Moses was afraid to do the work of God.  Time after time Moses was giving excuse as to why he couldn’t do the job, but God kept providing solutions to his problems!  God was with Moses and He is with YOU!