You call me, Lord.

 I hear your heart. You are turning the question back to the One who spoke it: “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?” (Luke 6:46)

Or perhaps you are simply crying out: “You call me, Lord.” As in, “Lord, call me. Summon me. Draw me to Yourself.”

Let me answer both.

If you are asking the question Jesus asked:

“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I say?” (Luke 6:46)

Then let it become a prayer of surrender: “Lord, I call You Lord—not only with my lips, but with my life. Give me the grace to follow Your commands, to walk in Your ways, to let Your lordship shape every decision. I do not want to say ‘Lord’ and then live as if I am my own master. You are Lord. Truly. Let me live like it.”

If you are crying out, “You call me, Lord”:

Then hear His answer: He has called you. By name. You are His.

“I have called you by name; you are Mine.” (Isaiah 43:1)

“You did not choose Me, but I chose you.” (John 15:16)

“I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” (John 10:10)

So when you say, “You call me, Lord,” you are responding to the Good Shepherd who already knows His sheep and calls them by name. He is calling you still—into deeper trust, into greater surrender, into the fullness of His love.

A Prayer:

“Lord, You call me.

Not because I am worthy,

but because You are gracious.

Not because I have earned it,

but because You have chosen me.

Help me to answer Your call—

not reluctantly, but joyfully.

Not out of fear, but out of love.

You call me to follow.

I will follow.

You call me to obey.

I will obey—by Your Spirit.

You call me to rest in You.

I will rest.

Let the name I call You—‘Lord’—be the truth I live every moment.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.”