A study from Vince Baker Ministries
What is a charge from the Lord in the Bible?
Joshua receives his charge at a transition in Israel’s history. Its details include leadership, courage, and attention to God’s instruction. Paul charges Timothy to hold faith and a good conscience, and later to preach the Word patiently. The context tells you who receives each charge and what faithfulness looks like for that person.
Faithfulness After Receiving an Assignment
Some sayings describe anointing and responsibility together. Timothy’s charge shows how an assignment becomes daily conduct: preparation, patient teaching, and endurance. Ask what skills, relationships, and habits you need to cultivate to carry the responsibilities already in front of you.
Put one quote into practice
Write down a responsibility you can already identify through Scripture, a commitment you made, or trusted counsel. State the next act of obedience in a sentence. When an impression seems to add a new assignment, pray, look at its fruit, and let trusted people help you discern it.
Scripture to read alongside the quotes
- 2 Timothy 4:1-5 · KJV
- Joshua 1:1-9 · KJV
- 1 Timothy 1:18-19 · KJV
8 Vince Baker quotes on charge of the lord
Open this quote“Before God blesses you to enter your Promised Land, He will give you a Charge. Make sure you keep and obey it.”
Open this quote“Many responsibilities, blessings, and consequences come with the Charge of the Lord.”
Open this quote“God wants to see who will pick up His call, mandate, and Charge.”
Open this quote“God is looking to see who can be trusted and who will be faithful to their call, mandate, and Charge.”
Open this quote“Everything in God's kingdom is given a Charge from the Lord.”
Open this quote“The Bible is filled with examples of how people were blessed or cursed, even unto death, depending on whether they kept the Charge of the Lord or not.”
Open this quote“If you keep the Charge of the Lord, God will be with you.”
Open this quote“Every Anointing comes with a very specific Charge from the Lord.”
