Partial Obedience to One's Call

The church needs people who obey the word of God and obey his calling to them. Adoniram Judson, after graduating from seminary, received a call from a very important church in Boston; he was to come as its assistant pastor. Many congratulated him on receiving such a desirable offer and position. Judson responded unexpectedly by saying, "My call is not here. God is calling me beyond the seas. To stay here, even to serve God in His ministry, I feel would be only partial obedience, and I could not be happy in that." The Forward reported after Judson's death that "The fashionable church in Boston still stands, rich and strong, but Judson's churches in Burma have fifty thousand converts, and the influence of his consecrated life is felt around the world." God does not want people of "partial obedience", but rather he wants those who obey him and keep his word.