Jan 2010
What Is Your Purpose?
17/01/10 18:32
Have you ever wondered why you are on this earth and what the purpose of your existence is? Are you here just to follow your own desires and wants? Is the only purpose of life to amass as many material possessions as you can? Is there a meaning and purpose to life? Is there something greater and yet ahead out beyond this physical existence? Do you just live your life as fast and as furious as possible, grabbing onto all that you can before you die and then after that...nothing?
These questions have plagued mankind throughout the ages. Some have found the answers that they were seeking, while many, many more have never discovered their true purpose or potential. The truth, is that we were created and put here by our Great Creator for a much bigger reason and purpose, then to just live out our lives and then cease to exist! If you are living your life just to fulfill your own wants, lusts and desires, then you are sadly and tragically missing out on one of the most satisfying and pleasing aspects of life.
God called a nation of people whom He set apart for a special use and purpose.
Exodus 19:3-6
3 And Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain, saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel: 4 ‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself. 5 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine. 6 And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.”
Israel failed to honor and abide by their part of the covenant and to do the work that God had set before them to do. The covenant that God made with Israel was a marriage covenant and there were terms that were agreed to that were not honored and upheld by Israel. God divorced Israel when she did not honor her part of the agreement.
Jeremiah 3:6-10
6 The LORD said also to me in the days of Josiah the king: “Have you seen what backsliding Israel has done? She has gone up on every high mountain and under every green tree, and there played the harlot. 7 And I said, after she had done all these things, ‘Return to Me.’ But she did not return. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it. 8 Then I saw that for all the causes for which backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a certificate of divorce: yet her treacherous sister Judah did not fear, but went and played the harlot also. 9 So it came to pass , through her casual harlotry, that she defiled the land and committed adultery with stones and trees. 10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not turned to Me with her whole heart, but in pretense,” says the LORD.
We were put on this earth for a purpose and it is not to be serving our own lusts and desires! God is calling a people to do His bidding, to do His work of spreading the gospel and serving in important positions during the millennial reign of Jesus Christ. What we do with our lives now, will have a great impact on our eternal lives. There is life beyond this physical existence and that is what we must be working towards now. There is an incredible and awesome future in the presence of God and His Son waiting just ahead!
1 Peter 2:9-10
9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation. His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 10 who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.
This is the same offer that God made to Israel, only now it is available to all who will follow and obey Him. Where physical Israel failed, God is counting on us to continue on and do the work that He desires that we do. We are now spiritual Israel and we have been grafted in. Our lives are not our own! Jesus Christ payed for us and we are bound to do God’s will. By doing so, we become heirs to the promise...the promise of salvation and eternal life and a place in God’s incredible and beautiful Kingdom for all of eternity!
Galatians 3:26-29
26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. 27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
How awesome and incredible! We have the same opportunity, the same incredible calling that was offered to Israel. God still wants to use Israel to do his work, to be a special treasure to Him and a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. That same offer is open to each and every person that God calls, only now God is using spiritual Israel to do His bidding and everyone that accepts Christ has the same opportunity to participate and take part in God’s offer.
There is much more to life than just pursuing our own wants and desires. We are not on this earth to seek after material and temporary things that will all vanish and go away. We can do that if we wish, God will not prevent us from going our own way. It is still our choice...we must decide which way we will go and what we will follow after and what we will seek. God has something for us to do and the reward He offers and promises is more than we can ever imagine! Eternal life in God’s Kingdom...is there anything that a person can possess or any passing pleasure they can enjoy that is worth more than that!
We do have a purpose and we were given life and put here for a reason...it is up to us to seek out that purpose, to grow in grace and knowledge, to serve God with all that we have and all that we are and to take advantage of what is being freely offered to all that are called, as a priceless gift beyond measure.
Until next time...
These questions have plagued mankind throughout the ages. Some have found the answers that they were seeking, while many, many more have never discovered their true purpose or potential. The truth, is that we were created and put here by our Great Creator for a much bigger reason and purpose, then to just live out our lives and then cease to exist! If you are living your life just to fulfill your own wants, lusts and desires, then you are sadly and tragically missing out on one of the most satisfying and pleasing aspects of life.
God called a nation of people whom He set apart for a special use and purpose.
Exodus 19:3-6
3 And Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain, saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel: 4 ‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself. 5 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine. 6 And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.”
Israel failed to honor and abide by their part of the covenant and to do the work that God had set before them to do. The covenant that God made with Israel was a marriage covenant and there were terms that were agreed to that were not honored and upheld by Israel. God divorced Israel when she did not honor her part of the agreement.
Jeremiah 3:6-10
6 The LORD said also to me in the days of Josiah the king: “Have you seen what backsliding Israel has done? She has gone up on every high mountain and under every green tree, and there played the harlot. 7 And I said, after she had done all these things, ‘Return to Me.’ But she did not return. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it. 8 Then I saw that for all the causes for which backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a certificate of divorce: yet her treacherous sister Judah did not fear, but went and played the harlot also. 9 So it came to pass , through her casual harlotry, that she defiled the land and committed adultery with stones and trees. 10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not turned to Me with her whole heart, but in pretense,” says the LORD.
We were put on this earth for a purpose and it is not to be serving our own lusts and desires! God is calling a people to do His bidding, to do His work of spreading the gospel and serving in important positions during the millennial reign of Jesus Christ. What we do with our lives now, will have a great impact on our eternal lives. There is life beyond this physical existence and that is what we must be working towards now. There is an incredible and awesome future in the presence of God and His Son waiting just ahead!
1 Peter 2:9-10
9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation. His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 10 who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.
This is the same offer that God made to Israel, only now it is available to all who will follow and obey Him. Where physical Israel failed, God is counting on us to continue on and do the work that He desires that we do. We are now spiritual Israel and we have been grafted in. Our lives are not our own! Jesus Christ payed for us and we are bound to do God’s will. By doing so, we become heirs to the promise...the promise of salvation and eternal life and a place in God’s incredible and beautiful Kingdom for all of eternity!
Galatians 3:26-29
26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. 27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
How awesome and incredible! We have the same opportunity, the same incredible calling that was offered to Israel. God still wants to use Israel to do his work, to be a special treasure to Him and a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. That same offer is open to each and every person that God calls, only now God is using spiritual Israel to do His bidding and everyone that accepts Christ has the same opportunity to participate and take part in God’s offer.
There is much more to life than just pursuing our own wants and desires. We are not on this earth to seek after material and temporary things that will all vanish and go away. We can do that if we wish, God will not prevent us from going our own way. It is still our choice...we must decide which way we will go and what we will follow after and what we will seek. God has something for us to do and the reward He offers and promises is more than we can ever imagine! Eternal life in God’s Kingdom...is there anything that a person can possess or any passing pleasure they can enjoy that is worth more than that!
We do have a purpose and we were given life and put here for a reason...it is up to us to seek out that purpose, to grow in grace and knowledge, to serve God with all that we have and all that we are and to take advantage of what is being freely offered to all that are called, as a priceless gift beyond measure.
Until next time...